The writer of a biography about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has warned the Royal Family is losing diversity and inclusivity.
Omid Scobie made the warning in a tweet alongside a photo of the Duchess of Sussex surrounded by black children.
It was taken during a visit to Robert Clack school in Dagenham and was first posted by the Finding Freedom author a year ago.
The original tweet was posted three days after Harry and Meghan left The Firm.
In it he wrote: "I rarely add my own opinion to reporting but if there was ever a photo that illustrates what the Royal Family is about to lose — it's this."
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He added: "Diversity, modernity, inclusivity and representation."
Scobie, who is royal editor for Harper's Bazaar, added a googly face emoji to the tweet today.
He is not the only person to raise the topic of race ahead of the airing of Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBS.
Earlier Meena Harris - the niece of the US vice-president Kamala - seemed to push the argument that beneath criticisms of the Duchess are undercurrents of racism.
She tweeted: “Keep Meghan Markle ’s name out of your damn mouth. You are racist.”
In an interview with Slate today, Scobie suggested that the large amount of leaking which appears to be coming out of the palace ahead of the interview is motivated by something else entirely.
"I think it’s simply fear: the fact that the couple sat down with someone in an uncontrolled environment that the royal family has no influence over and there’s nothing they can do to stop the interview from airing," he said.
"With Harry and Meghan, we’ve spent the last three, four years talking about them.
"It’s fair that they get a couple of hours to set some records straight."
Scobie, who is considered by some to be a pal of Meghan due to the impressive access he has had to the Duchess, rubbished claims that she had bullied royal aides.
He said that working for the royal household could be “unpleasant” and it wasn’t the first time staff have felt “battered and bruised”.
He said: “I have my own personal experience of working alongside and getting to know many of the people the couple worked with.
“I heard stories about people being stressed and on edge and completely frazzled by the work environment because this was a time when staff often felt caught between the Sussexes and the institution of the monarchy."
