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Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, accused
an unidentified royal family member of raising racist concerns
about their son and courtiers of ignoring her pleas for help
when she was suicidal.
Meghan and Harry's tell-all TV interview to Oprah Winfrey has
dragged the royals into their biggest crisis since the death of
Harry's mother Diana in 1997.
Asked about Meghan's disclosure of the remark about the skin of
Meghan and Harry's son, former U.S. first lady Obama told NBC
News: "I feel like that was heartbreaking to hear, that she felt
like she was in her own family — her own family thought
differently of her."
"As I said before, race isn't a new construct in this world for
people of colour, and so it wasn't a complete surprise to hear
her feelings and to have them articulated," she said.
"I think the thing that I hope for, and the thing I think about,
is that this, first and foremost, is a family. I pray for
forgiveness and healing for them so that they can use this as a
teachable moment for us all."
Queen Elizabeth said last Tuesday that the royals were saddened
by the challenging experiences of her grandson Harry and his
wife, and promised to privately address revelations about a
racist remark about their son.
Prince William, Harry's elder brother, denied that Britain's
royals were racist.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, Editing by William Maclean)
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