Elizabeth demands more time to respond to remarks made by Prince Harry and his wife in an interview with Oprah Winfrey • Merkel's father: "Members of the royal family are not racists"
Buckingham Palace is silent on "horror and disgust" following Prince Harry and his wife Megan Merkel's interview with Oprah Winfrey on the American news network CBS earlier this week, the British Daily Mail reported today (Tuesday).
Promo for the show on CBS
A source at the royal palace told the newspaper that the feeling was that "the prince chose to press the nuclear button against his family", and that the queen felt "sorrow and sadness".
It was further reported that Elizabeth refuses to sign the royal response to the interview, and that she demands more time from her assistants to respond.
The one who sided with the royal family was the father of Duchess Merkel, Thomas, who claimed that members of the royal family were not racists, and the question posed by one of the royal family members about the color of the prince's son's skin was "just a stupid remark."
"I have great respect for members of the royal family and I do not think they are racists. I think Los Angeles is racist, California is racist, but Britain is not," Merkel said.
The storm took place as mentioned due to an interview that Harry and Megan gave to Oprah Winfrey and lasted about two hours.
During the interview, the two attacked the treatment they received at the royal palace and Harry's family, accusing them of silence in the face of the racism directed, they claim, at Merkel in the British press due to her African-American origins.
Merkel was the first to speak to the presenter, making it clear that the interview was not conducted for a fee.
She then began to tell her story, claiming that relations with the media in the UK began to deteriorate after an article was published claiming that she had caused her sister-in-law, Duchess Kate Middleton, to cry and denied it.
"She was the one who made me cry," Merkel claimed, adding, "I was hoping Kate would want the truth presented but I was silenced instead. Not only were they not defending me, the monarchy was willing to lie to protect others."
"They did not want Archie to be a prince because they were afraid he would be dark-skinned"
Merkel went on to attack the royal institution, accusing the palace people of not wanting her son Archie to be crowned prince, or to receive security.
"There were concerns that his skin would be dark," she explained, but did not elaborate on who raised the concerns.
"I lost the desire to live because of the situation. I begged for help and said I was worried about my mental health, but no one helped," she continued, claiming she had suicidal thoughts during her time at the palace.
