Prince Charles is reportedly “lost” with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
A friend of the 72-year-old man told Royal author and Vanity Fair correspondent Katie Nicholl that the Prince of Wales did not have the heart to attend the meeting, which was attended by almost 50 million people worldwide.
“He will not be attracted to this, but it is fair to say that he is surprised and very disappointed by what has been said,” the longtime friend told Nicholl on Thursday. “He did not attend the interview, but of course he heard what was said. He is disappointed in both.”
According to Nicholl, Charles is aware of the shocking accusations that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made during the television interview, which aired for the first time on Sunday.
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A friend defended Prince Charles, who is the father of Prince Harry and the first in line to succeed the British throne.
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Charles, who is first in line to the British throne, is one of several royalty members whose name continues to appear on social media and the press for possibly being the mysterious family member Markle claimed to have expressed concerns about skin tone. of your son.
“There is not a single racist bone in your body and to suggest otherwise is very painful,” the friend insisted to Nicholl.
Although Markle, 39, and Harry, 36, refused to identify the person who made the comments, the prince told Winfrey off camera that it was not his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
On Monday, Nicholl shared that Charles was reportedly “in a state of despair” after Harry spoke to the media mogul, 67.
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, presented Prince Harry with his flying wings and his blue Army Flying Corps beret at the graduation of Prince Harry’s pilot course at the Army Aviation Center on May 7, 2010 in Andover, England .
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“As Vanity Fair reported on Sunday, Harry was sending an email to his father to justify why he and Meghan had done the interview,” wrote Nicholl. “Charles said he was ‘in a state of despair’, according to a friend.”
A royal representative did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
Charles did not speak about the couple’s interview during a visit to a vaccine clinic in London on Tuesday. The visit was the Prince of Wales’s first public appearance since the meeting and came amid growing pressure on Buckingham Palace to respond to the accusations.
Soon afterwards, Buckingham Palace issued a 60-word statement.
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Buckingham Palace issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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“The whole family is sad to hear how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” a palace statement provided to Fox News said on Tuesday. “The issues raised, particularly those of race, are worrisome. Although some memories may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family in particular.”
“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be very dear members of the family,” concluded the statement.
Representatives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made no comment when contacted by Fox News.
Harry told Winfrey that the royal family cut him off in early 2020 after announcing plans to step aside from his roles. But he was able to guarantee the safety of his family because of the money his late mother, Princess Diana, left behind.
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Prince Harry said he was able to guarantee the safety of his family because of the money his late mother, Princess Diana, left behind.
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He said his relationship with Charles was affected. He even noticed that Charles had stopped answering his calls.
“There is a lot to work out there,” said Harry of his relationship with his father. “I feel very disappointed. He went through something similar. He knows what pain is. And Archie is his grandson. I will always love him, but a lot of hurt has happened.”
Harry also acknowledged that he does not have a close relationship with his brother, Prince William, 38, who is heir to the throne after Charles. He contested rumors that he intentionally surprised the queen with his decision to separate. He suspected that the rumors came from the institution.
“I never surprised my grandmother,” said Harry. “I have a lot of respect for her.”
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Prince Harry said his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, did not mention concerns about her son Archie’s skin tone.
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In the interview, Markle described feeling so isolated and miserable within the royal family that she had suicidal thoughts, but when she asked for mental health help from the palace’s human resources team, she was told that they could not help because she did not. she was a paid employee.
She also said that Harry told her that there were “concerns and conversations” about her baby’s skin color when she was pregnant with Archie.
After Harry and Markle were married in May 2018 at Windsor Castle, the royal family seemed to welcome the Duchess of Sussex, a glamorous former TV star. The pair was seen as a new youthful face for the monarchy of an increasingly multicultural nation.
It didn’t take long for the fairy tale to unravel.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex currently reside in California with their son Archie.
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The couple moved away from royal duties last year and settled in California, saying they wanted to escape racist coverage and unwanted intrusions into their privacy by the British media.
During the interview, the duke and duchess shared that they are expecting a girl this summer.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.