Prince William wasn’t happy with Harry and Meghan’s comments (Image: Getty)
After and Meghan Markle left the royal family in 2020, the couple remained largely quiet at first about their motivations for leaving the Royal Family.
It was in a 2021 bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened up about their reasons for stepping down.
In the TV interview, Meghan told Oprah there were “concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie’s] skin might be when he was born”.
Harry also spoke about the “colonial undertones” of news headlines and articles which were never talked about within the family, and asked by Oprah if they left because of racism, Harry replied: “It was a large part of it.”
The comments caused a media frenzy and was asked to respond to the allegations, which he did when questioned by reporters on an engagement days after the interview aired.
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was directly asked, “Is the Royal Family a racist family, sir?” and instead of remaining quiet, the Prince of Wales decided to respond.
He said they were “very much not a racist family”.
The Palace said in a statement the accusations were “concerning’ and “recollections may vary” but that the Sussexes would “always be much-loved family members”.
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The couple revealed all on Oprah (Image: Getty)
William made the comments when visited a school in Stratford, east London, with his wife where he was asked whether he’s spoken to Harry after the interview.
Willam replied: “No, I haven’t spoken to him yet but I will do.”
When was asked who the royal was that made the comments about Prince Archie’s skin colour, The Duke of Sussex but specified it wat not the late Queen, nor Prince Philip.