The Full Statement issued by Buckingham Palace on Harry and Meghan interview

Jenny Barry March 10, 2021 | 08:26

A statement issued by Buckingham Palace said the Queen Elizabeth was "concerned" and "saddened" by the revelations from the couple in the Meghan and Prince Harry Oprah interview on Sunday night. What is The Full Statement, the Complete Statement?

Queen Elizabeth has broken the British Royal Family’s silence over the explosive claims made in an interview with Oprah Winfrey by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which was broadcast on Sunday night.

Buckingham Palace on Tuesday responded to Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Buckingham Palace says racism allegations will be “taken very seriously,” and that Meghan and Harry remain “much loved” royal family members.

Here is the full statement of Buckingham Palace on Harry and Meghan interview:

This handout provided by Buckingham Palace shows a statement issued on behalf of Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The statement is the first comment by the palace following Harry and Meghan’s two hour interview with Oprah Winfrey in which they alleged that Meghan had experienced racism and callous treatment during her time in the royal family. (Buckingham Palace via AP).

"The following statement is issued by Buckingham Palace on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen.

"The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.

"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.”

The Full Statement issued by Buckingham Palace on Harry and Meghan interview

The full statement of Buckingham Palace on Harry and Meghan interview

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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.

The statement from Buckingham Palace is the result of two days of talks between royals and officials, AS report. The comments, made in a statement issued on behalf Queen Elizabeth II, are the first from the palace since a two-hour TV interview by Harry and Meghan rocked the royal family. Meghan, who is biracial, said the palace had failed to help her when she had suicidal thoughts and that an unidentified member of the royal family had raised “concerns" about the color of her baby's skin when she was pregnant with her son, Archie.

Harry and the former Meghan Markle discussed at length their contentious relationship with the royal family in the two-hour interview.

In the interview, Meghan said the royal family declined to make the couple's son, Archie, a prince or to offer him the protection that would come with that title. She also said someone in the family expressed concern to Harry about what the baby's skin color would be. Meghan has a Black mother and white father. Harry declined to say who had expressed those concerns, but he has said it was neither his grandfather Prince Philip nor the queen.

Meghan also revealed that her experience in the family was so unbearable she had considered taking her own life.

Harry told Winfrey that he felt "trapped" within the system of the royal family, and said the family had failed to stick up for them when Meghan was suffering racist harassment from British media and members of the public.