Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie appeared on Lorraine on Tuesday where he claimed the public's perception of Meghan Markle was marred by prejudice.
He has written a biography of Meghan and Prince Harry, and was being interviewed by Andi Peters, who is standing in for Lorraine Kelly.
Andi asked whether comments about Meghan’s heritage was the straw that broke the camel’s back in the lead up to Megxit, when the couple decided to step back from royal duries.
Omid replied: “I think there are a number of themes at play here.
"Certainly what we saw in a lot of the media commentary was the emergence of this ‘Duchess difficult’ narrative, that used every sexist and racist trope that we attach to successful women and women of colour.
"She was ‘too loud, too demanding and too difficult’ and what was more ugly about that situation was there were people within the institution that were briefing a lot of that information to the tabloids.
"It’s always hard to know what the agenda was for something like that and it clearly didn’t come from a good place.
“I think the couple really found themselves in a position where they couldn’t defend themselves.
We heard ‘no comment’ time and time again from the Palace, but their reputations were being destroyed by the words of other people using third, fourth, fifth hand information that wasn’t necessarily true.”
But, he said, Harry still has a fantastic relationship with his grandmother, the Queen, who has promised them they can return whenever they want.
“There’s been a lot of talk about how the door is open for them to return to the fold should they want to.
"I think that’s a great sign of how close Harry is to Her Majesty," said Omid.
* Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV at 9am
