The royal family have been left scrambling after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lobbed grenade after grenade during their shocking Oprah tell-all.
As the head of The Firm, the Queen was the first to break her silence by issuing a stunningly brief, 61-word formal statement nearly 40 hours after it went to air.
“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” the statement reads.
“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, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”
Overnight, Prince William hit back, becoming the first member of the family to speak publicly about the feud.
While visiting a school in London with wife Kate, William was asked about the interview which sparked a racism scandal after Harry and Meghan both claimed an unnamed royal had asked how dark their son Archie’s skin might be.
“We are very much not a racist family,” William told a Sky News reporter, adding that he planned to reach out to Harry over the interview.
“I haven’t spoken to him yet but I will do.”
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But one royal has so far maintained a conspicuous silence.
Despite standing next to her husband as he denied the Sussex’s claims of racism, the Duchess of Cambridge did not utter a word, and she is yet to…
