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The Queen, who is ‘saddened,’ says the family will discuss Harry and Meghan’s alleged racism.

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The Queen, who is ‘saddened,’ says the family will discuss Harry and Meghan’s alleged racism.

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The Queen, who is ‘saddened,’ says the family will discuss Harry and Meghan’s alleged racism.

expressed her sorrow over her grandson 's and his wife Meghan's traumatic experiences, promising to privately discuss revelations about a racist comment made about their son.

Meghan and Harry's interview with , which aired on American television on Sunday, has thrown the monarchy into disarray for the first time since Harry's mother Diana died in 1997.

Meghan accused the Royal Family of raising questions about the color of their son 's skin and ignoring her cries for support when she was suicidal during the two-hour broadcast.

Harry also said that his father, , the heir to the throne, had disappointed him and that he had felt stuck in his royal life.

“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Elizabeth's behalf.

“The issues posed, particularly the one of race, are troubling. Although some recollections may differ, they are all taken seriously and will be discussed privately by the family. Harry, Meghan, and will all be adored members of the royal family.”

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According to a royal source, the Palace found this to be a personal matter, and that the royals should be given the opportunity to address the problems posed privately as a family.

According to media reports, the interview was watched by 12.4 million people in the United Kingdom and 17.1 million in the United States, creating a crisis to which the monarchy had to respond.

It has divided the British public, with some claiming it demonstrated how obsolete and intolerant the institution was, while others condemned it as a self-serving attack on and her family.

In a lead article titled “It could hardly be more damaging to the royal family, not least because there is little it can do to defend itself,” The Times said, “Royal Attack.”

“The monarchy's ability to adapt to the needs of the times has been crucial to its survival over the centuries. It must adapt once more “According to the New York Times.

When asked what he thought of the interview by a reporter earlier on Tuesday while visiting a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic in London, Charles remained silent.

According to a royal source, the Queen, who has been on the throne for 69 years and is 94 years old, decided to take more time before the Palace responded, stating that it required careful thought.

According to a former senior royal aide, the Queen, , and , second in line to the throne and Harry's older brother, would have met with their private secretaries and communications chiefs to decide on their response.

“This is pretty important and they've got to judge it right,” the former aide said, adding that the Queen will have final say.

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