Royal concerns and conversations about how dark Archie's will be

Meghan said that, when she was pregnant with Archie, an unnamed member of the royal family had raised “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.”

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Duke of Sussex on racism with the Royal Institution

Duke of Sussex says racism was ‘large part of’ decision for couple to leave UK in new clip from interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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Calls for investigation: Labour Party said Buckingham Palace should launch an investigation into allegations of racism made in the interview.

Archie was not made a prince because of his race

Meghan also suggested Archie was not made a prince because of his race. The duke said none of his relatives had spoken out in support of Meghan following the racism he said she had faced in the media. “No one from my family ever said anything over those three years. That hurts,” Harry said.

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Told that it will be hard for the couple because the UK is bigoted

He recalled a conversation at a dinner where he was told that it will be hard for the couple because the UK is a bigoted country. He said said that the thought British press, rather than the whole country, is bigoted.

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Vicky Ford, the UK Minister for Children, said there was no place for racism in British society.