Oversensitive?
Overreacting?
A conversation between princes behind closed doors -- plus, where are Harry and Meghan
staying for the holidays?
All that and more to come.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey was one of the
most talked-about moments of the year.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with the former talk show host to reveal details
about their life together following their exit from the royal family in early 2020.
During the interview, the couple opened up about their struggles with mental health and
their reasons for exiting the Firm, and also touched on their new lives in California with
their growing family.
"I'm sad that what’s happened has happened, but I know, and I'm comfortable in knowing,
that we did everything that we could to make it work."
The interview was full of bombshells, including the moment when Meghan and Harry revealed
to Oprah that a member of the royal family had made a racially insensitive comment about
their son Archie's skin color.
"But that was right at the beginning, right?"
"Like, what will the baby look like?"
"Yeah, what will the kids look like?"
"What will the kids look like."
The pair refused to reveal which royal had made the comments, but confirmed that it wasn't
Queen Elizabeth or her husband Prince Philip.
Now, a brand new book by author Christopher Andersen claims that it was actually Harry's
father, Prince Charles, who had made the remark.
The book alleges that the comments were made on the day that Harry and Meghan announced
their engagement.
Andersen writes:
"I was able to trace this back to a comment that was made by Prince Charles to [Duchess]
Camilla on the day that the announcement of Harry and Meghan's engagement was made.
And what he did was casually turn to her like any grandparent-to-be would do and say, 'I
wonder what their children will look like, hair color, eye color, complexion.'"
Andersen also insists that Charles meant no offence in saying this.
The author claims:
"He did it fondly, but the problem is it was [...] misconstrued, contorted over a period
of time by the bureaucrats and the palace — and turned it into something that was
quite nasty by the time it reached Harry's ear."
Once Harry got wind of the comments he reportedly confronted his father and older brother Prince
William, the latter of whom allegedly told him that he was being "oversensitive" and
"overreacting" to the situation.
Andersen claims:
"That complicated what was already a very complicated situation."
Prince William's reaction to comments about Archie's skin color only solidified a growing
rift between him and Prince Harry — and it doesn't look like they will be reconciling
anytime soon.
In fact, William's lingering anger towards his brother was reportedly evident when he
hosted a party in November 2021 to thank those involved in the sculpture of the late Princess
Diana.
Robert Lacey, author of "Battle of Brothers," told Page Six:
"I've spoken to two people from that party and it was quite clear from things he said
that his anger towards Harry remains.
He remains unhappy about what his brother has done.
There is no immediate possibility of any reconciliation."
Meanwhile, although many royal family members will be joining Queen Elizabeth at her Sandringham
estate to celebrate the holidays, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will apparently be staying
in California.
A source told Page Six:
"This is Her Majesty's first Christmas without her husband, so one would have hoped they
would want to be with her."
Still, Harry and Meghan have at least one person who remains largely on their side.
Reportedly, Kate Middleton has tried to remain a neutral party in the fallout between her
husband and his brother.
When Harry's daughter Lilibet [LIL-uh-bet] was born, Harry reportedly texted his sister-in-law
with the happy news.
And according to reports, Kate tried to break the ice between Harry and William during Prince
Philip's funeral.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET Online that when the two brothers were walking out
of the service next to each other, Middleton "made a point of speaking to Harry."
She also added that Harry visibly relaxed after this happened.
Nicholl added:
"[Harry] just looked relieved to be included, because I think up until that point, he felt
very much like he was getting the cold shoulder from most of his royal relatives."
Nevertheless, it seems that there's still some way to go in healing the rift between
these two royal brothers.
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