Changes could be in store for the British royals following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Queen Elizabeth II is looking into adding a diversity officer after Meghan told Winfrey she was made aware of concerns within the palace about “how dark” her son Archie’s skin might be ahead of his birth in 2019, People reports.
“Diversity is an issue which has been taken very seriously across the Royal Households,” a royal source told People. “We have the policies, the procedures and programs in place, but we haven’t seen the progress we would like in terms of representation and more needs to be done, we can always improve. The work to do this has been underway for some time now and comes with the full support of the family.”
Following the highly publicized interview, which aired earlier this month, Winfrey shared on “CBS This Morning” that Harry said the Queen and Prince Philip weren’t “part of those conversations” about Archie while Markle was pregnant.
The Queen has since said in a statement through Buckingham Palace that the royal family was “saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.”
“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.”
Harry and Meghan left their senior roles in the United Kingdom last year and have since moved to California.
They are currently expecting their second child — a baby girl.
