According to a recent report, Meghan Markle sent a letter to her father-in-law, King Charles, expressing her concerns over unconscious bias within the royal family. The letter was reportedly sent in response to a letter she received from Charles, in which he expressed his sadness over tension within the family, soon after Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. The interview unveiled allegations that there were “concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie’s] skin might be when he’s born.”
The new report reveals several new details, including that the letters name the member of the family who allegedly made the remarks about Archie’s skin, and that Meghan and King Charles agree the comment was said with no malice intended. Meghan allegedly also told Charles that she didn’t intend to accuse the royal family member of racism, but instead wanted to discuss unconscious bias.
The Duchess reportedly thanked the King for his letter, and while the tone of the exchange was “warm,” the family tension remains. A representative for the Duchess of Sussex responded to speculation that Meghan was not attending King Charles’ coronation over the matter, calling it “ridiculous.”
