Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle during The Duke and Duchess Youth Reception at the British High Commissioner?s Residence at Bishopscourt on September 24, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Duke and Duchess met a cross-section of inspiring opinion-formers and young future leaders – underlining the rich and diverse nature of the UK?s modern partnership with South Africa. Image: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images /Getty Images.
Lady C reveals Princess Anne’s ‘grave concerns’ over Archie’s skin tone [video]
British socialite and author Lady Colin Campbell believes she knows which royal family member had concerns over Archie’s skin colour.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle during The Duke and Duchess Youth Reception at the British High Commissioner?s Residence at Bishopscourt on September 24, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Duke and Duchess met a cross-section of inspiring opinion-formers and young future leaders – underlining the rich and diverse nature of the UK?s modern partnership with South Africa. Image: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images /Getty Images.
Lady Colin Campbell, known as Lady C, the Jamaican-born British writer, socialite and television and radio personality who has published eight books about the British royal family, recently said that Princess Anne had ‘grave concerns’ over Prince Harry marrying Meghan Markle.
Lady C on Meghan Markle
Ever since Meghan and Harry gave their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, many are wondering who is behind the claims that a member of the royal family expressed concern over baby Archie’s skin colour. Now, the former I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here star and royal biographer lashed out in a 38-minute video published to YouTube.
According to Birmingham Mail, in the video, she alleges that Princess Anne believed the Duchess of Sussex to be “unsuitable”.
“Princess Anne was the champion in terms of ‘don’t marry that girl, she is unsuitable’,” she said. “‘She is wrong for us, she is wrong for the country, she is wrong for the job’. Well, it’s turned out to be true.
“There were no concerns about Meghan’s colour. Princess Anne was rightly concerned that if the marriage proceeded and there were children, there would be huge problems, not because of Meghan’s colour, but because of Meghan’s inability and determination to remain unable to appreciate the cultural differences, and to actually have respect for the institution into which she was going to marry,” the author claimed.
Meghan was ‘flagrantly attention-seeking’
Lady C also alleged that Anne – the Queen’s second child and only daughter – thought Meghan was “flagrantly attention-seeking”.
“It just absolutely turned Princess Anne off. Because she couldn’t stand Meghan’s constant ‘uh, uh, me, me me, me’.”
The palace claps back
After Harry and Meghan’s interview, the palace released an official statement attesting that “the issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning” while also claiming that “some recollections may vary”. The full statement reads;
“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much-loved family members.”
Prince William has also responded to the claims, telling a paparazzo that the royal family are “very much not a racist family”.
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