There has been quite a bit of finger-pointing since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry came forward
and shared their reasoning behind leaving the royal family. In case you missed it, the ex-royal
couple did an interview with Oprah in March 2021, in which, for the first time ever, they
discussed the traumatic and unthinkable events that led to the changing of their relationships
with the other members of the royal family. The interview divulged quite a few bombshells
that the public had no idea about, but one of the bombshells that no one can seem to forget
concerns the couples’ son, Archie. Someone in the family allegedly had a conversation with Harry
expressing concern about their baby's potential skin color, and how they expected him to look. The
couple refused to divulge who it was, only adding that it was neither the Queen nor Prince Philip.
Speculations as to who had the extraordinarily inappropriate conversation with Harry have been
running rampant on the internet - and show no signs of slowing. Now, it appears that British
writer and Socialite Lady Colin Campbell is making an effort to put an end to the chatter. As per
Campbell, the royal in question was Princess Anne, the Queen and Prince Phillip's only daughter.
The 71-year-old writer has made a name for herself by giving people an inside
look into the life of the royal family, having written many books on the topic.
She is perhaps best known for her books on Princess Diana, in which she divulged lots
of unknown information about the secretive princess. Her most recent claim about the
royal family is that she believes Princess Anne to have been the one to discuss Archie's skin
color with the Sussexes . But, according to Campbell, it was all a big misunderstanding.
As per Lady C, Princess Anne didn't think that Meghan Markle was a good
fit for the royal family. The writer nonetheless
insists that the princess's objections to Markle weren't racist. She explained,
"Harry decided that on the slimmest of hints about culture — that it referred to color. [...] She
[Anne] had concerns about the disastrous effects of allowing somebody of that ilk,
character wise, into the family, would not only cause trouble for all of them
but also for any child born of the union."
She continued to argue on her podcast, Chatting with Lady C, that fingers were unfairly pointed at
Anne. So, if you choose to believe Lady Colin Campbell, the conversation that Anne allegedly
had with Harry was simply a cultural discussion about the differences between Brits and Americans.
You'd be forgiven if you were having major Wallis Simpson flashbacks right now, because you should.
Campbell apparently talked to a source close to
the royals before going public with her claims. She explained,
"There were no concerns about Meghan's color. Princess Anne was rightly concerned that if
the marriage proceeded and there were children there would be huge problems,
not because of Meghan's color, but because of Meghan's inability
and determination to remain unable to appreciate the cultural differences."
So why did Campbell choose now to share this information?
According to a YouTube video she posted on the topic, entitled "Lady C REVEALS
the Royal Meghan and Harry wouldn't name + why Prince Albert intervened," Campbell said
that she wanted to identify the person before an "anti-monarchist " or "anti-establishment"
source wrongfully exposed someone or put a "negative spin" on the incident as a whole.
Followers of the British royal family may remember that Princess Anne vocally
supported Meghan and Harry leaving their royal duties. She famously told Vanity Fair,
"I think it was probably easier for them, and I think most people would argue that
there are downsides to having titles. [...] So I think that was probably the right thing to do."
As BBC has reported, the princess turned down Her Majesty's offer to
give royal titles to her own children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall .
Buckingham Palace, as well as Harry and Meghan, have yet to comment on Lady C's explosive claims.
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