"We are very much not a racist family" - Watch as Prince William hits back

"We are very much not a racist family" - Watch as Prince William hits back

Prince William has spoken about the race claims made by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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Earlier in February, news broke that the royal couple would sit down with Oprah Winfrey for a tell-all interview. Winfrey revealed that nothing was off-limits and it was to be the biggest interview ever. 

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, and her husband, Prince Harry, sat down with Winfrey for a tell-all interview about racism within the royal family, Archie not receiving a royal title, struggling with mental health, Prince Charles cutting ties with his youngest son, and Prince Harry using the money his mother, Princess Diana, left him.  

READ: Four things Meghan and Harry shocked the world with in tell-all interview

In the tell-all interview with Winfrey, Meghan and Harry openly spoke about being "silenced" and made a series of shocking claims.

Meghan revealed that “concerns and conversations about how dark his (Archie's) skin might be when he’s born” were brought up to her husband ahead of her son’s birth. Winfrey’s shocked reaction: "What?"

“You’re not going to tell me who had that conversation?" Winfrey asked Meghan.

“I think that would be very damaging to them,” Markle continued. Watch the moment here.

READ: Oprah Winfrey reveals why Meghan and Harry agreed to tell-all interview

On Thursday morning, Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, visited a school in London. 

"We are very much not a racist family," he said after a question from Sky News.

When asked if he had spoken to his brother yet, the Duke of Cambridge replied: "I haven't spoken to him yet but I plan to."

Watch the moment here: 

On Tuesday, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II responded to explosive racism claims from her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, voicing deep concern and sympathising with their troubles with royal life.

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