Months after Harry and Meghan accusations, rep says royals support Black Lives Matter movement
The queen's personal representative in Greater London, Kenneth Olisa, says the royals support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Olisa, who is Black himself, said the royals"care passionately about making this one nation bound by the same values". The Windsors have been rocked by accusations from Prince Harry and his mixed-race wife Meghan that they faced racist comments from an unnamed royal about the colour of their child before he was born.
"I have discussed with the royal household this whole issue of race particularly in the last 12 months since the George Floyd incident," said Olisa, who is Black, calling this a"hot conversation topic".He said that the royals"care passionately about making this one nation bound by the same values".in March this year was that an unnamed royal had asked them about the skin colour of their then-unborn son.
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