Queen did not make racist comments, confirms Oprah Winfrey

Queen did not make racist comments, confirms Oprah Winfrey

Neither Queen Elizabeth II nor her husband, Prince Philip, were being referenced by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they revealed that members within the royal ranks had raised concerns about the skin color of their firstborn son Archie, the presenter. American chat partner Oprah. Winfrey confirmed Monday.

As the woman who conducted the explosive CBS interview, which aired in the US on Sunday and will air in the UK later on Monday, Winfrey emphasized that Harry was adamant that it was not even his grandmother, the Queen. nor his grandfather. who were behind comments about Archie’s mixed-race heritage by his mother, which are perceived as racist.

“He did not share the identity with me, but he wanted to make sure that I knew, and if I had the opportunity to share it, that it was not his grandmother or grandfather who were part of those conversations,” Winfrey said.

When asked for more details on Monday, Winfrey said she “tried to get that answer on camera and off it,” but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, did not elaborate on who was behind “concerns and conversations about how dark his [Archie’s] the skin can be when it is born ”.

She told ‘CBS This Morning’ that she was surprised to hear the comments about skin color during the interview. “Even in the shot, you can hear me say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe you’re saying this right now.’

When asked why she thinks the couple agreed to talk to her, Winfrey said she felt “they were ready to do it” after being “lied to for a number of years.”

“I said to my team, the most important question to be answered here at the end of this program will be, ‘why did they leave?’ And I think the stories of deceiving the Queen were very damaging for them and also hurtful because they clearly understood that it had been months and months of preparation, “he said.

Winfrey asks, “Did you surprise the Queen?” With the announcement to resign, Harry replied: “No, I would never take my grandmother by surprise, I respect her too much.”

In several clips from the three-hour interview, Meghan and Harry are seen sitting next to each other as they recount their experiences before they decided to step back as front-line royalty last year. As Meghan shared how she had suicidal thoughts amid extreme loneliness with the “institution” of the British monarchy, Harry spoke about her hurt feelings that her father, Prince Charles, did not respond to her phone calls.

Winfrey also asked Prince Harry if any family members had apologized to him for the reasons they felt he had to leave.

He replied: “Unfortunately no … The feeling is that this was our decision, therefore the consequences are upon us.”

When asked if he would have left top-line royalty had he not married Meghan, he said: “No, the answer to your question is no… I was trapped myself. I didn’t see a way out. He was trapped, but he didn’t know he was trapped. ”

Referring to his relationship with other royals, especially his older brother, Prince William, he said that “time heals all things, hopefully.”

Meghan was asked what she hopes to achieve from the interview, to which she said she referenced her estranged relationship with her father and a miscarriage late last year and said she hoped that the message people were taking is “to know that there is another side, knowing that life is worth living. ”

“I lost my father, I lost a baby, I almost lost my name, there is the loss of identity… I am still standing,” he said.

Excerpts and revelations from the interview have dominated UK news and will continue to be the focus of attention once the full interview airs in other parts of the world this week.

According to some UK media reports, any channel that has received permission to re-stream has been given clear guidelines that it must be streamed in its entirety and not edited in any way.