A parishioner at a London church pop-up vaccine clinic visited today by Prince Charles backed his family after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell Oprah interview, declaring ‘Racism, I don’t believe that’.
Grace, 50, who declined to give her surname spoke as the future King made his first appearance after the explosive chat was aired in the UK last night.
The interview with Winfrey saw Meghan and Harry say a Royal figure – known not to be the Queen or Philip – ask what colour skin their then unborn son Archie would have.
Today Charles smiled but stayed silent as he was quizzed about the claims on the first official engagement by a royal since it aired – as he told a nurse ‘I can imagine how exhausting it is’ as she described her work handing out vaccines.
But Grace said after the visit: ‘He was quite interactive with the people in there in spite of all the drama going on.’
She said it would have been ‘rude’ for anyone to mention the Winfrey interview and repeated: ‘In spite of the family drama he still took time out to come here.’
And in an apparent reference to Harry and Meghan’s racism allegation, Grace highlighted that Charles had visited a ‘black church’, adding: ‘All that effort and someone turns around and says there’s racism, I don’t believe that’.
Prince Charles wore a face mask as he toured Jesus House in Brent Cross, meeting NHS and church staff working on the vaccination pop-up clinic as well as community members due to receive their jab
The Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William were all locked in crisis talks over how to react to a string of incendiary accusations unleashed by Harry and wife Meghan during a two-hour special with Oprah Winfrey on American TV (pictured)
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles visiting Skipton House in Elephant and Castle this afternoon
The Prince of Wales – who is said to be ‘absolutely devastated’ at Harry’s claims he cut him off, put on a brave face as he spoke to medics, clerics and patients at Jesus House church near Brent Cross in London, following the deluge of personal attacks in front of a TV audience of 28million in the UK and US alone.
Senior Royals are worried Harry and Meghan could out the figure accused of commenting on Archie’s skin colour if it denies the Royal Family is institutionally racist.
Buckingham Palace was today under intense pressure to issue its response to the extraordinary and damaging claims made in the Oprah interview on Sunday night.
A senior palace source today claimed the delay is partly down to a lack of ‘trust’ between the Windsors and the Sussexes, with fears a denial without fully investigating the claims could lead to Harry and Meghan naming the person they accuse of making the comment.
The Duchess of Sussex’s allegation that a senior royal asked Harry how ‘dark’ Archie’s skin would be and the claim the one-year-old was denied the title of prince because he is mixed-race – rather than because of protocol – are the most damaging to the royals.
‘A denial could lead the Sussexes breaking their vow and naming the member of the royal family who discussed their son’s skin colour.There is a lack of trust,’ an insider told the.
The source added: ‘It could lead to the Sussexes naming names and it blowing up again.’
Harry – through comments to Oprah – has ruled out the Queen and Prince Philip as having made the comments about Archie but left other royals under suspicion.
Prince William seen driving through London today a day after Meghan and Harry gave their shattering interview to Oprah Winfrey
The Royal Family are said to be concerned that Harry and Meghan could out the royal accused of commenting on Archie’s skin colour if it denies the Royal Family is institutionally racist.Pictured is the Duchess of Cambridge driving through London today
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