King Charles defended the controversial comments of the skin color to Meghan Markle, new books affirmations
The two would have exchanged letters after the infamous maintenance of Oprah.
One of the most spoken revelations in Prince Harry And Meghan Markle March 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey was their assertion that someone inside The British royal family asked what is the color of their son Prince Archie The skin would be before birth, although they did not reveal the identity of this person. In response to allegation, Queen Elizabeth II published a declaration and Prince William said the Royals are " Not a racist family . "Now, royal journalist Omid Scobia revealed more about the controversy in his new book, Endgame: within the royal family and the combat of the monarchy for survival . According to the author, Markle and King Charles III He exchanged letters after the interview, in which Charles defended and rationalized these skin color comments.
In relation: Charles has still not forgiven Harry for "the anxiety" he caused the queen, says the expert .
As indicated by E! News, scbobia writes End of Game that Charles contacted Markle In a letter in which he stated that the question of the color of the skin of Archie was not supposed to be a "bad will" and was not an indication of "occasional prejudices". In response, Markle would have explained that the comment was proof of "persistent prejudice and ignorance" and that these problems should be resolved within the family. According to Scobia, the two had a "respectful back and forth" but did not necessarily come to see the situation in the same way. They had "at least one feeling that the two had been heard," said the book. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The telegraph had reported in April Charles and Markle were written . By People , this report said that They both agreed that the commentary was not made of hatred, and that Markle explained that she was not trying to accuse the family member of racism but rather to encourage a dialogue on unconscious prejudices. It would seem that the letters contain the identity of the person who made the comment.
Addressing Winfrey, Harry said it was neither his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth , or his grandfather, Prince Philip , who had made the comment. As indicated by E! News, Buckingham Palace subsequently published a statement On behalf of the Queen. "The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of the difficulty of recent years for Harry and Meghan," he said. "The problems raised, in particular that of the breed, are worrying. Although some memories can vary, they are taken very seriously and will be discussed by the family in private."
Talk to Hello America about End of Game , Scobia said that He knows the identity of two people Who made comments on the color of Archie's skin, but cannot reveal their names due to British law. "The names were mentioned in letters between Meghan and Charles who were exchanged for some time after the interview with Oprah," said Scobia. “We know from sources that Charles was horrified that this is how Meghan felt these conversations. He wanted, in a way as a representative of his family, to have this conversation with her. And that is why, I think personally, that they could have moved forward with a kind of communication afterwards, although they cannot see it. ""
That said, in the episode of November 29 of Piers Morgan not censored ,, Piers Morgan affirm that The Royals who questioned the complexion of Archie were the wife of Charles and Prince William, Kate Middleton , as indicated by Page six . According to Morgan, their names were involuntarily published in the Dutch edition of End of Game . The section would have indicated: "Even after Meghan and Charles by letter discussed on the probable unconscious prejudice within the family after having been revealed that [expurgated] took part in such conversations on Archie, [expurgated] avoided discuss of the subject with [Raised]. "
Better life Contacted the royal family for comments on reports that the family members in question were Middleton and Charles.
The BBC reports that the Dutch translation of the book was drawn from the shelves in the Netherlands . The publisher has published a statement saying: "An error occurred in the Dutch translation and is currently being corrected", and according to the BBC, a updated message from the publisher has mentioned a "error" without Recognize a translation problem. Adding to the confusion, Scobia responded in two interviews saying that he had "never" submitted a version of the book which appointed members of the royal family as such.
It had already been alleged that it was Charles who made the comment . In the 2021 book Brothers and wives: inside the private life of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan , author Christopher Andersen reported that a source said Charles asked his wife Camilla On the color of the Archie skin. It was said that he said, "I mean, what do you think that the complexion of their children could be?" A representative of Charles denied this in a declaration to New York Post : "It's fiction and is not worth more comments."
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