The Duke of Sussex has told Oprah Winfrey he was ”shocked” when a member of his family asked him about the skin colour of his son, Archie. After The Duchess of Sussex revealed that a royal had speculated, ahead of Archie’s arrival, about ”how dark” his skin would be, Prince Harry confirmed that the conversation had taken place.
Harry said ”at the time, it was awkward, I was a bit shocked.” But he also said ”that conversation, I am never going to share.”
Meghan also refused to say which member of the Royal Family had made the remarks, saying it would be “very damaging to them.”
Oprah asked Meghan whether there were concerns within the palace that her child would be “too brown.”
The Duchess replied: “If that is the assumption you are making, that is a pretty safe one.”
Meghan also opened up about suicidal thoughts she had been having while living in the UK as a working royal. She said that she thought about taking her own life, but that support was not available for her despite approaches being made to Buckingham Palace’s HR department.
She said: “I was ashamed to say it at the time and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry. But I knew that if I didn’t say it – then I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. That was clear and real and frightening and constant thought.”
The Duchess of Sussex’s highly publicised interview with Oprah Winfrey was broadcast on Sunday evening for viewers in America. Viewers in the UK will be able to see the interview on ITV1 on March 8th at 9pm.
