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Meghan Markle says Archie wasn’t made a prince after concerns over the colour of his skin were discussed with Royals
MEGHAN Markle tonight said Archie wasn’t made a prince after “concerns and conversations” about “how dark” her son Archie would be when he was born.
The Duchess of Sussex said there had been conversations with herself and Prince Harry about their unborn son and what colour his skin would be – and “what that would mean or look like”.
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Meghan Markle said concerns had been raised by the Royal Family over how dark her son’s skin would be when he was born[/caption]
Meghan Markle said there were conversations about how dark her son’s skin would be before he was born[/caption]
Meghan Markle said she and Prince Harry were involved in the conversations[/caption]
But the 39-year-old declined to say who had started those conversations, saying it would be “damaging”.
Speaking to Oprah, Meghan said she said the concerns had been raised at the same time that the future parents were told Archie would not receive security as he was not a prince.
She said: “All the grandeur around this stuff is not really important to me.
“But in those months when I was pregnant, all around same time: we have in tandem he won’t be given security, a title and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born.”
Asked whether there were concerns that her child would be “too brown” and that would be a problem, Meghan said: “If that is the assumption you are making, that is a pretty safe one.”
It comes as…
- Meghan said it was Kate Middleton who made her cry in the lead up to the wedding.
- Meghan Markle may never come back to Britain after the bombshell interview
- The Queen has praised the nation’s selfless dedication as the Royals braced themselves for the interview
- Meghan was reportedly gutted when the Queen rejected her plea to live at Windsor
Oprah had introduced the interview – confirming that “no subject is off limits” and that Meghan had not been paid for the chat.
And the chatshow queen said: “How do they explain to you that your son, the great grandson of the Queen, wasn’t going to be a prince?
“You certainly must have had conversations with Harry about it and had your own suspicions as to why they didn’t want to make Archie a prince.”
Meghan replied: “That was when they were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince or a princess.”
The couple are now expecting their second child[/caption]
Meghan at Archie’s christening[/caption]
Meghan Markle may never come back to Britain after her bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview[/caption]
Pregnant Meghan spoke with Prince Harry[/caption]
As the interview began, Meghan, 39, said she grew up knowing much about the Royal Family, adding: “I will say I went into it naively.”
When probed by Oprah if she was “silent or silenced”, she replied “the latter”.
She even revealed she and Prince Harry married three days before their ceremony at Windsor Castle in 2018.
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She said she didn’t understand what the job was – and joked she had never looked her husband Prince Harry up online.
She added that she had not romanticised the job but admitted all she knew about the Royal Family was what she read in fairy tales.
The bombshell revelations come amid fears Meghan may never return to Britain after the chat.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are seen here with the Queen[/caption]
The couple are raising their son Archie in the US[/caption]
The interview will be broadcast on ITV on Monday night[/caption]
