Meghan Markle was born in 1981 to a White father and a Black mother. She’s always been proud of her biracial heritage, having advocated for both race and gender equality long before she became the Duchess of Sussex. However, when a mixed-race Markle fell in love with Prince Harry, many people, especially Britons, focused more on the race part and less on the love part. Indeed, it seems some of the hatred surrounding Markle involves nothing more than the color of her skin.
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From the moment Markle stepped on the scene, there was a level of downright disgust from people all over the globe. “It was never going to end well,” Birmingham University professor Kehinde Andrews told CNN. “The British royal family is one of the premiere symbols of whiteness in the world. She was never going to be fully accepted,” he added. This wasn’t more evident than when Markle became pregnant with her first child. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, she said that someone in the royal family was concerned with the baby’s “skin tone.” And while this caused some outrage, it actually drummed up more hatred for Markle, who dared speak out against the heralded royals. Unsurprisingly, the bombshell got a response from the firm, with Prince William going on the defense, telling reporters, “We are very much not a racist family,” according to NBC News.
