A couple, who moved to the US a year ago, shared their experiences of the British monarchy in an interview with TV guest Oprah Winfrey.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry of Britain, said there were concerns about how dark her son Archie’s skin would be before he was born and such concerns explained why he had not been given the title of prince.
Markle, who has a Black mother and a white father, said she was naive before she married into the British royal family in 2018, but ended up with suicidal thoughts and self-reflection. -chron after asking for help but getting nothing.
“They didn’t want him to be a prince or a princess, they didn’t know what gender it would be, it would be different from a protocol, and it wasn’t going to have security,” Markle said in interview with conversation presentation host. Oprah Winfrey who started the CBS broadcaster late Sunday in the United States, where she and Harry now live.
“In those months when I was pregnant, around the same time, so we need the conversation about, ‘you won’t be given security, you won’t be given a title’ and also worries and conversations about how dark which is his skin perhaps at birth. “
She declined to comment on who had raised these concerns. When asked if she was silent or silent, she replied: “The last one”.
The much-anticipated interview comes amid strong controversy between Markle and Harry on the one hand and the British monarchy on the other.
The couple, who married in 2018, have retired from their royal duties and now live in California.
Critics have complained that they want the glamor of the posts without the commitment it requires or the scrutiny that comes with it.
For their supporters, their treatment shows how an old – fashioned British institution has stood out against a modern, biracial, racist woman. That allegation seems to be gathering momentum from Markle ‘s views on her son.
There are also allegations of bullying against Markle who first appeared in The Times newspaper in the construction of the interview.
Buckingham Palace, who did not comment on the interview, said in an unprecedented move that he would investigate the bullying allegations, saying he was “deeply concerned”.
In response to the report, a spokeswoman for Markle said she was “saddened by this latest attack on her character, especially as someone who has been a target of bullying herself.”
British Prince Harry and his wife Markle with their newborn son Archie at Windsor Castle. Markle states that questions have been raised about Archie’s skin color which is why he was not given the title of prince. [File: Dominic Lipinski/ AFP]‘Turning point’
Markle said that not only have people within the royal institution failed to protect themselves from malicious claims but have lied to protect others.
“It was only when we were married and things started to get worse that I came to realize that not only was I not protected but that they were willing to lie down to other members of the protect a family, ”said Markle.
“The family is there and then the people who run the institution, those are two different things and it’s important to be able to share that because the queen, for example, has always been amazing to me. ”
Markle denied a newspaper story that made Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William’s wife, cry before the wedding and said it was a turning point in her relationship with the media.
“That was a turning point,” Markle said. When asked if she called Middleton, Markle replied: “The back happened.”
“A few days before the wedding she (Kate) was upset about something, related to it was the right thing about the flower girls dresses, and it made me shout. And it really hurt my feelings, ”said Markle.
Markle told Winfrey that she had been naive before the wedding and did not understand what she was getting married to when she joined the British royal family.
“I’ll say I went into a naive because I didn’t grow up with a lot of information about the royal family,” Markle said.