Harry and Meghan’s public relations staff told the BBC not to use “old white men” to cover their Oprah interview

The PR team for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle allegedly sent a bizarre message to the BBC, stating that “old white men” should not be used solely to cover their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The messages were sent to the broadcaster just hours before the interview aired on Monday morning, according to reports.

According to sources, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's public relations agency told the BBC not to use a “old white men” rather than a “broad range of contributors” while examining the couple's arguments.

“To be told how to conduct its coverage by a PR person is a bit strange to say the least,” one source told the Sun.

“This is the UK, not China.”

It comes after news that Markle contacted ITV to express her dissatisfaction with Piers Morgan's response to their interview.

During the interview, the Duchess alleged that a member of the Royal Family had made a racist comment about her son Archie, and that she was suicidal prior to her and her husband's departure from the royal life, but that the Palace would not allow her to seek medical treatment.

Morgan, who previously hosted ITV's Good Morning Britain, said after the event that he didn't believe a word Meghan said.

Morgan was ordered to apologize after the former actress contacted ITV CEO Carolyn McCall to file a complaint, but he declined, instead leaving his work.

Following the incident, Morgan declared that defending his right to free speech was a hill he was “prepared to die on,” adding, “if I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honestly held opinion about Meghan Markle and that diatribe of bilge that she came out with in that interview, so be it.”