Prince Charleswas theunnamed royal who speculated about the complexionofMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s future children, according to a new book.
“I wonder what the children will look like?” Charles mused to Camilla, according toPage Six.
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Allegedly lowering his voice, Charles then asked: “I mean, what do you suppose their children’s complexion might be?”
A spokesman forPrince Charles' office of Clarence House denied the report, saying: “This is fiction and not worth further comment.”
March 11, 2019: Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Charles chat during a Commonwealth Day appearance.RICHARD POHLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
“On the morning that Meghan and Harry’s engagement was announced, in a very kind of benign way,Prince Charlesstarted to muse on what their future grandchildren might look like,” Andersen told hostsHoda KotbandSavannah Guthrie.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Prince Charles.Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage
An astonished Oprah asked Meghan who made that comment, with Meghan declining to answer, saying the revelation would be too damaging.
Later in the interview, Oprah pressed Harry on the issue, asking him who was behind the racially charged comment.
“That conversation I’m never going to share,” he said. “It was awkward. I was a bit shocked.”
Harry later told Oprah that it was not his grandparentsQueen ElizabethandPrince Philip.
He also said that the conversation happened early in his romance with Meghan. “That was right at the beginning: What will the kids look like?' "
Prince Charles, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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In the days following Harry and Meghan’s interview with Winfrey,Prince William told a reporter, “We are very much not a racist family.”
source: people.com
