News continues to circulate around Meghan Markle's sobering interview unveiling disturbing allegations of racism within the royal family.
Buckingham Palace released a statement on Tuesday addressing the accusations, saying the family was "saddened" by the revelations and that they would address the incident "privately."
But it was the Duke of Cambridge's response to a reporter on Thursday that got Twitter in a tizzy. The reporter asked if he had spoken with his brother Prince Harry since the release of the interview and if the royal family is in fact, racist. Prince William confirmed that he had not yet had a conversation with the Duke of Sussex, and to the latter, he said, "We're very much not a racist family."
People on Twitter were quick to call the Duke Of Cambridge out after hearing his response.
Prince William: we are not a racist family
The U.K: pic.twitter.com/EWwu0eSrnC— Rhiannon (@rhiannonefc18) March 11, 2021
Prince William= “I’m not racist”
Also Prince William pic.twitter.com/fHpt44Gb7Y
— Tariq Nasheed ???????? (@tariqnasheed) March 11, 2021
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Other people saw this as a fitting opportunity to pull out this week's response from Whoopi Goldberg to her co-host Meghan McCain who went on a patriotic rant, as Blavity previously reported.
Prince William:
“We’re not racist”
The rest of the world: pic.twitter.com/VM7onyHM5B
— María Britto Farías (@MariaBrittoF) March 11, 2021
Prince William: #RoyalFamily is “very much not a racist family.”
They only murdered, brutalized, dehumanized and colonized Black people in Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Jamaica, Kenya, Sudan, Botswana, Egypt, Somalia, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Grenada… pic.twitter.com/3jgQiE1orQ
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) March 11, 2021
Prince William: "We are very much not a racist family"
Princess Michael of Kent: "Hold my Blackamoor brooch" pic.twitter.com/4nKrRuZggn— Cromwell (@Cromwell606) March 11, 2021
Prince William:
“We’re not racist”
The rest of the world: pic.twitter.com/ZE1eTn1Nif
— María Britto Farías (@MariaBrittoF) March 11, 2021
Prince William: “We’re very much not a racist family.”
History: …. pic.twitter.com/YzwXZhBx4q
— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) March 11, 2021
“prince William says the royal family isn’t racist” pic.twitter.com/flZf8OTVdd
— bit inactive era cuz uni wants me 6 feet under (@slaterenders) March 11, 2021
And some people decided they were just going to address those on Twitter who knew what was really up in the royal family.
Good morning to everyone who knows full and well that the British Royal Family is racist as hell no matter what Prince William says. ☀️ ???? pic.twitter.com/YjUqGbJDYi
— Madam Vice President Harris is GOAT! (@flywithkamala) March 11, 2021
Prince William said: https://t.co/CpzRlmLuiK
pic.twitter.com/zvizlsneOh— Jessica Fyre ???? (@TheJessieWoo) March 11, 2021
Although people have speculated that it was Prince William who made reference to the skin tone of Archie, Markle and Prince Harry's son, it has not been confirmed by anyone in the royal family. When Oprah Winfrey pressed the topic during the interview, the Duke of Sussex was firm in withholding the person's identity, as Blavity previously reported.