Harry and Meghan unsurprised by royal family’s “lack of accountability”
The authors of the unofficial biography of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released a new epilogue detailing the royal couple’s swift exit from The Firm.
The book, Finding Freedom, raised eyebrows when it was initially released a year ago, in August of 2020.
However, the co-authors, Omid Scoobie and Carolyn Durand have once again sparked a flurry of speculation after PEOPLE published a new chapter which claims the couple criticised the Queen’s response to accusations of racism against Buckingham Palace.
It has further fuelled the rift rumours, with the writers alleging Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were unimpressed by the Queen’s response to racism from Buckingham Palace, following the pair’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The Palace issued a rare statement following the interview, noting "some 'recollections may vary" — a sentence which reportedly did not go "unnoticed" by the couple.
A royal insider close to the Sussexes told the publication they were "not surprised" about the royal family's lack of accountability.
"Months later and little accountability has been taken... how can you move forward with that?" the source said.
During the in-depth interview with Winfrey, Harry and Meghan suggested the child's race was a place of concern for the family.
Ahead of their son’s birth in 2019, the pair claimed there were “concerns and conversations” within the family regarding the colour of Archie’s skin tone.
Meghan told Oprah there were "concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he was born.”
"That was relayed to me from Harry. Those were conversations that family had with him," she added.
The duke confirmed the discussion, saying: “that conversation, I am never going to share. At the time, it was awkward, I was a bit shocked.”
Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the Queen, at the time of the interview.
"The whole family is 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," the statement read.
"Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately."
Following the interview, Prince William insisted the royals are "very much not a racist family".