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Meghan, Prince Harry’s wife, said there were concerns about how dark her son Archie’s skin would be before he was born and that such concerns explain why he did not receive the title of prince.
Meghan, whose mother is black and father white, said she was naive before marrying members of the royal family in 2018, but ended up having suicidal thoughts and thinking about getting hurt after asking for help, but got none.
“They did not want him to be a prince or princess, without knowing what the gender would be, what would be different from the protocol, and that he would not be given security,” Meghan said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey broadcast on CBS Sunday night.
“In those months when I was pregnant, around the same time, we had a side conversation of, ‘you will not be safe, you will not receive a title’ and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin can be when he born. “
She declined to say who expressed such concerns. Asked if she was silent or silent, she replied: “This last one”.
The long-awaited interview takes place amid a close fight between Meghan and Harry on one side and the British monarchy on the other.
Chris Ship, the royal editor of ITV, who will broadcast the interview in Britain on Monday night, said he was “momentarily paralyzed” by the sheer volume of revelations.
“The couple effectively loaded a B-52 bomber, flew over Buckingham Palace and then unloaded their arsenal high above it, bomb by bomb heavily loaded,” he added.
The couple, who got married in 2018, left their royal duties and are starting a new life in the United States.
His detractors say the couple wants the glamor of their positions without the dedication or scrutiny it requires.
For his supporters, his treatment shows how an outdated British institution attacked a modern biracial woman, with nuances of racism. This accusation is likely to gain momentum in light of Meghan’s comments about her son.
There were also allegations of bullying against Meghan, who first appeared in The Times in preparation for the interview.
Buckingham Palace, which has so far made no comment on the interview, said it would investigate the allegations, adding that it was “very concerned”.
In response to the report, a spokeswoman for Meghan said she was “saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been bullied.”
Tennis superstar Serena Williams and poet Amanda Gorman led a demonstration of support for Meghan after her explosive allegations of racism.
‘Queen has been wonderful’
Meghan said that people within the royal institution not only failed to protect it from malicious allegations, but lied to protect others.
“It was only when we got married and it really started to get worse that I realized that not only were they not being protected, but that they were willing to lie to protect other family members,” said Meghan.
“There is the family, and then there are the people who run the institution, they are two different things and it is important to be able to compartmentalize this because the queen, for example, has always been wonderful with me”.
Meghan denied a newspaper report that she made Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, cry before the wedding and said it was a turning point in her relations with the media.
“That was a turning point,” said Meghan. Asked if she made Kate cry, Meghan replied, “The reverse has happened.”
“A few days before the wedding she (Kate) was upset about something, yes, the question was correct about the florist’s dresses, and it made me cry. And it really hurt my feelings, ”said Meghan.
Meghan told Winfrey that she had been naive before the wedding and didn’t realize what she was getting married to when she joined the British royal family.
“I will say that I went naively, because I did not grow up knowing much about the royal family,” said Meghan.
Meghan explained that she was not being paid for the interview.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS and AFP)