Couple, who moved to the United States a year ago, revealed his experiences of the British monarchy in an interview with TV presenter Oprah Winfrey.
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of British Prince Harry said there were concerns about how dark their son Archie’s skin would be before he was born and that such concerns explain why he did not receive the title of prince.
Markle, whose mother is black and father white, said she was naive before marrying members of the British royal family in 2018, but that she 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,” said Markle in an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey who aired on broadcaster CBS on Sunday night in the United States, where she and Harry now live.
“In those months when I was pregnant, at about 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 what your dark skin might look like when he is born. “
She declined to say who expressed such concerns. Asked if she was silent or silenced, she replied: “The last one”.
The long-awaited interview takes place amid a close dispute between Markle and Harry on the one hand and the British monarchy on the other.
The couple, who got married in 2018, left their royal duties and are now living in California.
Their critics accuse them of wanting all the glamor of their positions, without the dedication it requires or the scrutiny it brings.
For his supporters, his treatment shows how an outdated British institution attacked a modern biracial woman, with nuances of racism.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 Markle’s comments about her son.
There were also allegations of bullying against Markle, who first appeared in The Times during the interview.
Buckingham Palace, which did not comment on the interview, in an unprecedented move said it would investigate allegations of bullying, adding that it was “very 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 bullied.”
British Prince Harry and his wife, Markle, with their newborn son, Archie, at Windsor Castle. Markle says there were questions raised about Archie’s skin color and that’s why he didn’t get the title of prince [File: Dominic Lipinski/ AFP]‘Inflection point’
Markle said that people within the real institution not only failed to protect it from malicious allegations, but they lied to protect others.
“It wasn’t until after we got married and it really started to get worse that I realized that not only were I not being protected, but that they were willing to lie to protect other family members,” said Markle.
“There is the family and there are the people who run the institution, these are two different things and it is important to be able to compartmentalize this because the queen, for example, has always been wonderful to me.”
Markle denied a newspaper report that she made Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William’s wife, cry before the wedding and said it was a turning point in her relations with the media.
“It was a turning point,” said Markle. Asked if she made Middleton cry, Markle replied, “The reverse has happened.”
“A few days before the wedding, she (Kate) was upset about something, but the question was correct about the florist’s dresses, and it made me cry. And it really hurt my feelings, ”said Markle.
Markle 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 didn’t grow up knowing much about the royal family,” said Markle.