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Meghan Claims Racism Prevented Archie From Being A Prince. The Rule Barring His Title Dates To 1917.

Emily Zanotti
Meghan Claims Racism Prevented Archie From Being A Prince. The Rule Barring His Title Dates To 1917.
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In their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday night, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, indicated that at least Meghan believed the couple’s son, Archie, was denied the title of “prince” because he was mixed-race, but even the Guardian, a left-leaning newspaper in the United Kingdom, was quick to point out that a longstanding policy governing the monarchy barred Archie from being a “prince,” not the royal family’s “racism.”

In an exchange with Oprah, Meghan claimed that a senior member of the royal family had made racist remarks about her unborn son, wondering whether the mixed-race child would have dark skin. She connected that comment to other discussions with royal family members and, ultimately, to the decision not to give Archie the title of “prince.”

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