{"id":203395,"date":"2021-03-09T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=203395"},"modified":"2021-03-09T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:00:09","slug":"british-lawmakers-call-for-investigation-over-meghan-markles-racism-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-lawmakers-call-for-investigation-over-meghan-markles-racism-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"British Lawmakers Call For Investigation Over Meghan Markle\u2019s Racism Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritish-lawmakers-call-for-investigation-over-meghan-markles-racism-claims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=203395&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Royals.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Labour Party has called for the royal family to investigate allegations of racism among its members after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claimed that an unnamed royal approached them with concerns about their son\u2019s skin color.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-royal couple made the startling claim in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Sunday, sparking calls from some of Britain\u2019s lawmakers for an investigation into the royal family and its treatment of Markle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllegations, accusations have been made \u2013 they obviously need to be looked at,\u201d Labour Party health spokesman Jonathan Ashworth said, according to the Independent. Ashworth added that the manner of investigation is \u201ca matter for the Palace and they will need to come forward with a process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MP Kate Green, the Labour Party\u2019s shadow secretary of education, called Markle\u2019s allegations \u201creally distressing, shocking,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2021\/mar\/08\/palace-should-launch-investigate-into-meghan-allegations-says-labour\">The Guardian<\/a>. Green echoed the calls for an investigation, saing, \u201cAnd if there are allegations of racism then I would expect them to be treated by the palace with the utmost seriousness, and fully investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said that Markle\u2019s allegations are a referendum on racism in British society as a whole. \u201cThe issues that Meghan has raised of racism and mental health are really serious issues. It is a reminder that too many people experience racism in 21st-century Britain. We have to take that very, very seriously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody, but nobody, should be prejudiced [against] because of the colour of their skin or because of their mental health issues. This is bigger than the royal family. For too many years we have been too dismissive and too willing to put these issues to one side,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to weigh in on the Winfrey interview when asked about the allegations in a Monday press conference. \u201cPerhaps the best thing I can say is that I have always had the highest admiration for the Queen and the unifying role that she plays in our country and across the Commonwealth. And as for all other matters to do with the royal family, I\u2019ve spent a long time now not commenting on royal family matters and I don\u2019t intend to depart from that today,\u201d Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2021\/mar\/08\/palace-under-pressure-to-respond-to-harry-and-meghan-racism-claims\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the calls for an investigation, the royal family has gained some defenders. Zac Goldsmith, a Conservative member of the House of Lords, tweeted on Monday that \u201cHarry is blowing up his family,\u201d adding, \u201cWhat Meghan wants, Meghan gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not \u2018Buckingham Palace\u2019 \u2013 Harry\u2019s family. Harry is blowing up his family.&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cWhat Meghan wants, Meghan gets\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ui5anDvpg\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ui5anDvpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zac Goldsmith (@ZacGoldsmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacGoldsmith\/status\/1368946238188621831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harry and Markle made a number of damaging claims against the British monarchy and royal family in the Sunday interview.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/markle-tells-oprah-royal-family-expressed-concerns-about-skin-color-of-her-son\">Markle<\/a>&nbsp;claimed a member of the royal family expressed \u201cconcerns\u201d over their son Archie\u2019s skin tone and \u201chow dark the baby\u2019s going to be potentially and what that would mean or look like.\u201d Harry backed up his wife\u2019s claim against an unnamed member of his family, but declined to say who made the comment. \u201cThat conversation I\u2019m never going to share,\u201d Harry said. Both ex-royals accused the royal family of declining to protect Meghan from racist attacks from the British press.<\/p>\n<p>Markle also claimed that she had suicidal thoughts while she was pregnant with Archie, but monarchy officials barred her from seeking mental health treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-airing-royal-familys-dirty-laundry-in-oprah-interview-whine-athon\">Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Blasted For Airing Royal Family\u2019s Dirty Laundry In Oprah Interview: \u2018Whine-athon\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Labour Party has called for the royal family to investigate allegations of racism among its members after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claimed that an unnamed royal approached them &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310339,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Royals.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"British Lawmakers Call For Investigation Over Meghan Markle\u2019s Racism Claims","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Royals.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"British Lawmakers Call For Investigation Over Meghan Markle\u2019s Racism Claims","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}