Meghan Markle 's disapproval surrounding the institution of the Royal Family appears to have never been far from the surface.
Meghan Markle 's disapproval surrounding the institution of the Royal Family appears to have never been far from the surface.
In the years since she has rarely returned to the UK, and when she does, such as for the late Queen's funeral in September 2022, she cuts an awkward figure among her in-laws as it seems she doesn't want to be there. However the misstep seemed to leave its mark on Meghan, who had been Harry's girlfriend for around six months at the time, according to the 2020 book Finding Freedom.
Blackamoor are a genre of figurines, small sculptures or jewellery which depict largely men, but sometimes women, with black skin usually from the 18th century For royal significant others, it's a big deal to get invited, but Meghan made the cut in 2017 after she and Harry got engaged in November.Blackamoor jewellery and art was extremely popular in the 18th Century.
While they became an art form in the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly in Italy, many believe the figures suggest 'racial conquest'. She was not sitting at the same table as Meghan but they would have been introduced at the intimate gathering. But once the picture of her wearing the brooch made the rounds on social media, she was condemned, with comments including: 'Has no one noticed the blackamoor pin that Princess Michael of Kent is wearing? Really? Meghan Markle official meets the family and is greeted by THIS?'
The princess strongly denied the allegations, claiming to have said she would be 'ready to go back to the colonies' during a dispute about noise with the other table. But she subsequently went on to make a series of toe-curling remarks in a television interview about the incident, referring to African people as 'adorable'.
According to the Meghan-friendly authors of Finding Freedom Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand: 'When it comes to royal fashion, much thought goes into every detail. Princess Michael was born Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz on her grandmother's estate near Carlsbad in 1945 There was also a suggestion that the UK is racist and more obsessed with race than the US, with Meghan declaring that she 'wasn't really treated like a black woman' until she came to Britain.
Scobie, known as Harry and Meghan's 'cheerleader-in-chief', wrote that following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021, the Princess made disparaging comments about Meghan. She has claimed to have ‘more royal blood’ than anyone who has married into the Royal Family since Prince Philip.
In an interview on Good Morning America in August 2020 Scobie said that Harry and Meghan's decision to quit was prompted by racial 'ignorance' within the monarchy
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