Prince Harry ‘Risks Angering Queen’ With Swipe at the Commonwealth’s ‘Wrongs’

Prince Harry risks angering his grandmother the Queen by saying the Commonwealth must acknowledge its “wrongs”, an MP has claimed. The duke spoke about the historical issues when he joined young leaders to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement with wife Meghan Markle.

He said there is “no turning back now”, adding that we must “acknowledge the past” even though it’s “uncomfortable”.

The couple chatted to representatives from the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust on a call which formed one of the network’s weekly sessions set up in response to the growing Black Lives Matter movement.

He said: “When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past.

“So many people have done such an incredible job of acknowledging the past and trying to right those wrongs, but I think we all acknowledge there is so much more still to do.”

Tory MP Andrew Rosindell told MailOnline he believes the swipe “wasn’t appropriate” and the Queen “wouldn’t be too pleased.” He said: “I understand that Harry and Meghan have taken a step out from being members of the Royal Family. Therefore I’m surprised that he would be making comments like that. I don’t agree with what he is saying. We should look forward not back. As someone who has stepped out of the Royal Family he should focus on his own life and not get involved in politics.

“That is not the appropriate thing to do. I’m not sure his grandmother would be too pleased either.”

The couple joined Chrisann Jarrett, co-founder of We Belong, which is led by young people who migrated to the UK, and Alicia Wallace, director of Equality Bahamas. Also on the July 1 chat were Mike Omoniyi, founder of The Common Sense Network and Abdullahi Alim, who leads the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers.

Meghan also spoke of how equality was a fundamental human right.