Prince Harry denies Royal Family members accused of racism in Oprah interview

09.01.2023 - 02:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Prince Harry has denied members of the royal family were accused of racism during the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview. The Duke of Sussex said wife Meghan Markle's claims that a family member made "troubling" comments about the skin colour of his son, Archie, related to "unconscious bias" not racism.

The duke said the incident involving Ngozi Fulani and Lady Susan Hussey "is a very good example of the environment within the institution". In an exchange with Tom Bradby on ITV, in which the presenter said "in the Oprah interview you accused members of your family of racism", Harry responded by saying "no I didn't", adding "the British press said that".

The duke continued: "Did Meghan ever mention that they're racist?" After Bradby said the duchess claimed troubling comments were made about Archie's skin colour, Harry said: "There was - there was concern about his skin colour."

Asked if he would describe that is racist, the duke said: "I wouldn't, not having lived within that family." He continued: "The difference between racism and unconscious bias, the two things are different.

"But once it's been acknowledged, or pointed out to you as an individual, or as an institution, that you have unconscious bias, you therefore have an opportunity to learn and grow from that in order so that you are part of the solution rather than part of the problem. Otherwise unconscious bias then moves into the category of racism."

After saying he would never talk about which family members had made the comments, Harry continued: "I mean what happened to Ngozi Fulani is a very good example of the environment within the institution, and why after our Oprah interview, they said that they were going to bring in a diversity tsar.

"That hasn't happened.