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Nicholas Keyden

Meghan Markle claims son Archie wasn't offered security as he 'wouldn't be a Prince'

Meghan Markle has sensationally claimed the Royal Family refused to offer security for her son Archie.

In tonight's tell-all interview with Orpah - aired on ITV at 9pm - the Duchess of Sussex said Buckingham Palace didn't put a detail in place for the baby because he wasn't going to be a Prince.

She also claimed the Palace failed to support her, according to The Mirror.

Meghan told the US host that they did not step in amid claims of a rift between her and Kate Middleton - she says the ‘narrative about’ their relationship was “character assassination”.

She said the idea of Archie being unsafe, and the first person of colour in the royal family not been titled in royal naming conventions, left her feeling uncomfortable.

It comes after the Duchess of Sussex claimed a Royal Family member raised "concerns" to Prince Harry about "how dark" Archie's skin might be when he was born.

Meghan Markle (CBS)

Accusing an unnamed royal of racism, Meghan, who is pregnant with a baby girl, alleged that Archie being "too brown" would be a "problem" for her in-laws.

The former Suits actress, 39, refused to name the royal who had the conversation with Harry, 36, but said it would be "damaging" to the person who raised it.

Any  decision not to make Archie Mountbatten-Windsor a prince would go against convention, claimed Meghan, who expressed shock at being told he would not get security and the idea of him "not being safe".

She wanted him to have the title so he could have police protection.

The duchess shared her upset at the "idea of the first member of colour in this family, not being titled in the same way that other grandchildren would be".

"It's not their right to take it away," she added.

Oprah asked in the televised tell-all: "Do you think it's because of his race? I know that's a loaded question."

Meghan replied: "In those months when I was pregnant, all around this same time, so we (had) the conversation of he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title.

"And also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born."

As the world reacted to the interview, Oprah appeared on CBS This Morning on Monday and said it wasn't the Queen or Philip who made the comment to Harry.

Watch the full interview on ITV at 9pm on Monday night and on ITV Hub, Courtesy of Harpo Productions/CBS.

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