Meghan mum to tell of race hate on Oprah
ways, but that they would die out. Oprah is considered a national treasure in the States and after a rousing speech at the Golden Globes was even tipped to become President. Harry has himself been forced to confront racists. A statement issued on the royal’s behalf in late 2016 said: “His girlfriend has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some has been very public – the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web comments.”
In January, then UKIP leader Henry Bolton’s girlfriend Jo Marney was suspended from the party over insulting text messages which suggested Meghan will “taint” the Royals and pave the way for a “black king”.
STAGGERING
But such rhetoric was nothing new for Meghan, who has spoken of the racism she faced growing up in LA.
She previously wrote in Elle UK: “To describe something as being black and white means it is clearly defined. Yet being biracial paints a blurred line that is equal parts staggering and illuminating.”
Royal biographer Andrew Morton told how Meghan was once asked if she wanted to join a club for “white girls only.” In Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, he wrote: “So-called ‘mean girls’ announced they were starting a ‘White Girls Only’ club and wanted Meghan to join. ‘Are you kidding me?’ said Meghan to the gaggle of pupils, dismissing them in a sentence. They went very quiet after that.”
Meghan has also spoken of the difficulties she faced defining her mixed race.
She said: “There was a mandatory census in my English class – you had to check one of the boxes to indicate your ethnicity: white, black, Hispanic or Asian.
“There I was (my curly hair, my freckled face, my pale skin, my mixed race) looking down at these boxes, not wanting to mess up, but not knowing what to do.
“You could only choose one, but that would be to choose one parent over the other – and one half of myself over the other. My teacher told me to check the