Former US first lady Michelle Obama said it “wasn’t a complete surprise” to hear Meghan Markle detail alleged racism within the British royal family.
- Obama was asked for her thoughts on the Sussex’s headline-making interview during her own recent sit-down with Access Hollywood for a sit-down with Mario Lopez to discuss her new Netflix show cooking series Waffles + Mochi.
- “My hope is that, when I think about what they’re going through, I think about the importance of family and I just pray that there is forgiveness and there is clarity and love and resolve at some point in time,” Mrs. Obama, 57, said. “Because there’s nothing more important than family.”
- Obama struck up a friendship with Harry during her husband’s presidency and later forged a bond with Meghan, whom she’s praised for her charity work.
- Meghan, 39, and Harry, 36, made several extraordinary and damaging allegations about the royal family during their primetime interview.
- They claimed an unnamed member of the monarchy had been worried about how dark their son Archie’s skin tone might be before he was born.
- A statement released by Buckingham Palace on behalf of Queen Elizabeth last Tuesday said that the ‘issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning’.