Wills: We’re NOT a racist family
The war of the Windsors
PRINCE WILLIAM said he had not spoken to his brother following bombshell claims by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their interview with Oprah Winfrey – but insisted the royal family was not racist.
And, when asked about talking to Harry, he added ominously: ‘I will do.’
His comments came as he and wife Kate visited a school in Stratford, east London, yesterday to mark the full reopening of classrooms in England following the coronavirus lockdown. The visit, to School21, was their first public appearance since the Oprah interview aired on Sunday in the US.
As they strolled round the site, one reporter shouted to William, 38: ‘Sir, have you spoken to your brother since the interview?’ The duke replied: ‘No, I haven’t spoken to him yet, but I will do.’ The journalist then enquired: ‘ Is the royal family a racist family, sir?’
Prince William turned and shot back: ‘We’re very much not a racist family,’ before walking off.
Kate, 39, who was dragged into the controversy after being accused by Meghan of making her cry shortly before she married Harry in 2018, made no comment.
During their TV interview, Meghan told Oprah there had been ‘concerns and conversations’ expressed by a senior royal about how dark the skin colour of her baby with Harry would be.
The claim was backed up later in the interview by her husband, who said he found the topic ‘awkward’.
Oprah clarified the next day that she had been told neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh had made the racist remark. A statement later issued on behalf of the Queen said she found the race claims ‘concerning’ but added that the issues raised would be ‘addressed by the family privately’.