Palace won’t get pulled into ‘running commentary’ after Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview
BUCKINGHAM PALACE won't get swept up in a "running commentary" amid the aftermath of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey, says a royal source.
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The news comes as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed to a US TV host last night that they had spoken with the Palace but that talks were “not productive.” A senior royal source confirmed that unlike the Sussexes the Royal Family would not reveal private conversations.
They told the Daily Mail: “None of the households – the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – will be giving a running commentary on private conversations.”
The comments come after the Sussexes told Gayle King, host of CBS This Morning, that Harry had spoken with his father and brother following the tell-all interview with Oprah.
On her morning show, Ms King said she called to “see how they were feeling,” and “it’s true; Harry has talked to his brother and he has talked to his father, too.
“The word I was given was, those conversations were not productive.
“But they are glad that they have at least started a conversation.”
The show host also revealed that the Sussexes had documents to back up the claims made on the Oprah interview.
In a statement after the bombshell sit-down with Oprah, Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the Queen which said the allegations would be “addressed by the family privately.”
Ms King said that the Sussexes had not received word on whether the Palace had begun investigations.
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She also confirmed that no one from the Royal Family had spoken to Meghan yet since the Interview.
Ms King claimed the couple were “frustrated” that so much of the coverage had focussed on their allegations of racism when what they wanted was to get the monarchy to act against the media.
“It's frustrating for them to see that it's a racial conversation about the Royal Family when all they wanted all along was for the royals to intervene and tell the Press to stop with the unfair, inaccurate, false stories that definitely have a racial slant,” Ms King said.
“And until you can acknowledge that, I think it's going to be hard to move forward.”
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The Sussexes PR representatives have not yet commented on whether Ms King spoke on their request.