Royal family 'very much not racist', says Prince William post Meghan-Harry interview

Britains royal family is very much not racist Prince William said on Thursday in his first public remarks since his younger brother Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle made explosive claims in a TV interviewWilliam the Duke of Cambridge also revealed that he had not spoken to Harry since the tellall interview to Oprah Winfrey was first broadcast over the weekend but plans to do soHarry and Meghans interview has sent Buckingham Palace into a tailspinThe 38yearold second in line to the British throne was joined by wife Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge when he was asked by reporters about the controversy that has dominated UK media headlines ever since Harry 36 and Meghan 39 revealed that an unnamed royal had raised concerns about their mixedrace son Archies skin colourWe are very much not a racist family said Prince William during an official visit to a school in East LondonAsked further if he had spoken to his brother yet he replied I havent spoken to him yet but I plan toThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited School 21 in Stratford East London to mark childrens return to classes and the rollout to secondary schools of a mental health project for pupils which Kate Middleton had launched in primary schools in 2018Prince Williams visit is not the first appearance by a senior royal since the interview aired the Prince of Wales carried out an engagement earlier this weekPrince Williams comments follow a rare statement issued by Buckingham Palace earlier this week to say that the issues raised during the interview with Winfrey the American talk show host particularly that of race are concerningldquoWhilst some recollections may vary they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately Harry Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members the statement readThe statement indicated that Queen Elizabeth II was iquestsaddenediquest to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years had been for her grandson Harry and his wife Meghan the Duke and Duchess of SussexIt followed an extensive interview by the couple with Winfrey in which Meghan spoke about her suicidal thoughts when she was pregnant with Archie and also shared her dismay at some racist undertones within the royal ranks towards her sonIn reference to Prince William and wife Kate Middleton Prince Harry told the American chat show host that there was a iquestspaceiquest between the brothers which he hoped time would healMeghan addressed UK tabloid reports that she had made Kate cry ahead of the royal wedding in May 2018 and claimed that the reverse happened and that it was Kate who had made her cry She added that Kate later owned it and apologised with flowers and a note to take accountabilityThe interview and its revelations continue to play out in the UK with the executive director of an industry body for the British press resigning amid a row over the reaction to Harry and Meghans claimsIan Murray stepped down from his role at the Society of Editors after a strong defence of the UK tabloids in the face of Prince Harry declaring that some British tabloids were racist and bigotedThe Society of Editors which represents almost 400 members of the media initially put out a statement which read The UK media is not bigoted and will not be swayed from its vital role holding the rich and powerful to account following the attack on the press by the Duke and Duchess of SussexIn his resignation statement Murray stressed that the original statement was not intended to gloss over the fact the media industry in the UK does have work to do on inclusivity and diversityHarry and Meghan who stepped back as frontline royals and relocated to the US last year spoke at length about how the pressures of unfair media attacks were behind their move and also shared how there were concerns raised over the skin tone of their firstborn son Archie even as they were told he would not be given a royal title and therefore not provided with securityThe role of the media was further heightened as a senior UK breakfast television host for ITVs Good Morning Britain Piers Morgan was forced to resign from his post after an onair tirade against Meghan and her interview saying he did not believe herITV the channel where the American CBS network interview was broadcast in the UK on Monday night said it had accepted his decision and had nothing further to addThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever