‘We’re Not Racist’, Prince William Says After Meghan And Harry Interview

On a visit to a school in east London, William said he had not
yet talked to Harry, 36, since the interview was broadcast just
over three days ago.

Prince William said on Thursday that Britain’s royals were not
racist after Meghan, wife of his younger brother Harry, said one
unnamed member of the family had asked how dark their son Archie’s
skin might be.

The revelation emerged during an explosive tell-all interview
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, gave to Oprah Winfrey which was aired on
Sunday, plunging the British monarchy into its biggest crisis since
the 1997 death of Princess Diana, William and Harry’s mother.

On a visit to a school in east London, William said he had not
talked to Harry since the interview was broadcast just over three
days ago.

“I haven’t spoken to him yet but I will do,” William, 38,
said.

Asked by a reporter if the royal family was racist, William
said: “We’re very much not a racist family.”

In the two-hour show, Meghan also said the royals had ignored
her pleas for help while she felt suicidal, while Harry said his
father, heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, had let him down and
that he had felt trapped.

On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace issued a statement on behalf of
Queen Elizabeth, the princes’ grandmother, in which she said the
family were saddened by how challenging the couple had found the
last few years.

The statement added the issues of race were concerning and would
be treated very seriously, but pointedly stated “some recollections
may vary”.

The Palace have said that it was a family matter that should be
dealt with privately.

During the interview, Harry laid bare how distant he had come
from the other members of his family, saying his father had stopped
taking his calls at one point, and saying there was “space” in his
relationship with William.

“Much will continue to be said about that … as I said before,
you know, I love William to bits, he’s my brother, we’ve been
through hell together and we have a shared experience,” he said.
“But we’re on different paths.”

The interview was watched by 12.4 million viewers in Britain and
17.1 million in the United States.

It has proved divisive among the British public: some believe it
showed how outdated and intolerant the institution was, while
others decried it as a self-serving assault that neither Elizabeth
nor her family deserved.

On a visit to a school in east London, William said he had not
yet talked to Harry, 36, since the interview was broadcast just
over three days ago.

Prince William said on Thursday that Britain’s royals were not
racist after Meghan, wife of his younger brother Harry, said one
unnamed member of the family had asked how dark their son Archie’s
skin might be.

The revelation emerged during an explosive tell-all interview
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, gave to Oprah Winfrey which was aired on
Sunday, plunging the British monarchy into its biggest crisis since
the 1997 death of Princess Diana, William and Harry’s mother.

On a visit to a school in east London, William said he had not
talked to Harry since the interview was broadcast just over three
days ago.

“I haven’t spoken to him yet but I will do,” William, 38,
said.

Asked by a reporter if the royal family was racist, William
said: “We’re very much not a racist family.”

In the two-hour show, Meghan also said the royals had ignored
her pleas for help while she felt suicidal, while Harry said his
father, heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, had let him down and
that he had felt trapped.

On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace issued a statement on behalf of
Queen Elizabeth, the princes’ grandmother, in which she said the
family were saddened by how challenging the couple had found the
last few years.

The statement added the issues of race were concerning and would
be treated very seriously, but pointedly stated “some recollections
may vary”.

The Palace have said that it was a family matter that should be
dealt with privately.

During the interview, Harry laid bare how distant he had come
from the other members of his family, saying his father had stopped
taking his calls at one point, and saying there was “space” in his
relationship with William.

“Much will continue to be said about that … as I said before,
you know, I love William to bits, he’s my brother, we’ve been
through hell together and we have a shared experience,” he said.
“But we’re on different paths.”

The interview was watched by 12.4 million viewers in Britain and
17.1 million in the United States.

It has proved divisive among the British public: some believe it
showed how outdated and intolerant the institution was, while
others decried it as a self-serving assault that neither Elizabeth
nor her family deserved.