March 11, 2019: Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Charles chat during a Commonwealth Day appearance.Photo: RICHARD POHLE/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesPrince Harryis speaking about the “enormous missed opportunity” of his wifeMeghan Marklejoining the royal family.During an interview withGood Morning America’s Michael Strahan that aired Monday ahead of the release of his memoirSpare, the Duke of Sussex said he “genuinely” believes the monarchy should continue — with some modernization.“I think the same process that I went through with regarding my own unconscious bias would be hugely beneficial to them,” he said of his family. “It’s not racism, but unconscious bias — if not confronted, if not learned and grown from, then that can move into racism. But there was an enormous missed opportunity with my wife.“Strahan asked Harry to elaborate: “I understand what you mean when you said there was a lost opportunity with your wife, but explain that to those who may not.““Representation is what she said to me right from the beginning, is representation,” Harry said. “And I, as a privileged white man, didn’t really understand what she was talking about.“Speaking with Anderson Cooper on60 Minutes,Prince Harrysaid that the treatment of Meghan differed from other women who joined the royal family.For more on Prince Harry’s memoir, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“What Meghan had to go through was similar, in some part, to whatKate [Middleton]and what[Queen] Camillawent through — very different circumstances,” Prince Harry said of the scrutiny the women faced because of their respective relationships withPrince WilliamandKing Charles III. “But then you add in the race element, which was what the press, British press, jumped on straight away,” Harry said.“I went into this incredibly naïve. I had no idea the British press were so bigoted,” he continued. “Hell,I was probably bigoted, before the relationship with Meghan.“Repeating the statement, Cooper asked, “You think you were bigoted before the relationship with Meghan?““I don’t know,” Harry replied. “Put it this way — I didn’t see what I now see.“The book jacket of Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSECan’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Prince Harryalso hopes for reconciliation with his father King Charles III, brotherPrince Williamand the rest of his family.“If we can get to the point of reconciliation, that will have a ripple effect across the world,” he said onGood Morning America. “I genuinely believe that, and that’s kind of what is pushing me. And if that doesn’t happen, then that’s very sad.”
March 11, 2019: Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Charles chat during a Commonwealth Day appearance.Photo: RICHARD POHLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Prince Harryis speaking about the “enormous missed opportunity” of his wifeMeghan Marklejoining the royal family.During an interview withGood Morning America’s Michael Strahan that aired Monday ahead of the release of his memoirSpare, the Duke of Sussex said he “genuinely” believes the monarchy should continue — with some modernization.“I think the same process that I went through with regarding my own unconscious bias would be hugely beneficial to them,” he said of his family. “It’s not racism, but unconscious bias — if not confronted, if not learned and grown from, then that can move into racism. But there was an enormous missed opportunity with my wife.“Strahan asked Harry to elaborate: “I understand what you mean when you said there was a lost opportunity with your wife, but explain that to those who may not.““Representation is what she said to me right from the beginning, is representation,” Harry said. “And I, as a privileged white man, didn’t really understand what she was talking about.“Speaking with Anderson Cooper on60 Minutes,Prince Harrysaid that the treatment of Meghan differed from other women who joined the royal family.For more on Prince Harry’s memoir, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“What Meghan had to go through was similar, in some part, to whatKate [Middleton]and what[Queen] Camillawent through — very different circumstances,” Prince Harry said of the scrutiny the women faced because of their respective relationships withPrince WilliamandKing Charles III. “But then you add in the race element, which was what the press, British press, jumped on straight away,” Harry said.“I went into this incredibly naïve. I had no idea the British press were so bigoted,” he continued. “Hell,I was probably bigoted, before the relationship with Meghan.“Repeating the statement, Cooper asked, “You think you were bigoted before the relationship with Meghan?““I don’t know,” Harry replied. “Put it this way — I didn’t see what I now see.“The book jacket of Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSECan’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Prince Harryalso hopes for reconciliation with his father King Charles III, brotherPrince Williamand the rest of his family.“If we can get to the point of reconciliation, that will have a ripple effect across the world,” he said onGood Morning America. “I genuinely believe that, and that’s kind of what is pushing me. And if that doesn’t happen, then that’s very sad.”
Prince Harryis speaking about the “enormous missed opportunity” of his wifeMeghan Marklejoining the royal family.
During an interview withGood Morning America’s Michael Strahan that aired Monday ahead of the release of his memoirSpare, the Duke of Sussex said he “genuinely” believes the monarchy should continue — with some modernization.
“I think the same process that I went through with regarding my own unconscious bias would be hugely beneficial to them,” he said of his family. “It’s not racism, but unconscious bias — if not confronted, if not learned and grown from, then that can move into racism. But there was an enormous missed opportunity with my wife.”
Strahan asked Harry to elaborate: “I understand what you mean when you said there was a lost opportunity with your wife, but explain that to those who may not.”
“Representation is what she said to me right from the beginning, is representation,” Harry said. “And I, as a privileged white man, didn’t really understand what she was talking about.”
Speaking with Anderson Cooper on60 Minutes,Prince Harrysaid that the treatment of Meghan differed from other women who joined the royal family.
For more on Prince Harry’s memoir, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“What Meghan had to go through was similar, in some part, to whatKate [Middleton]and what[Queen] Camillawent through — very different circumstances,” Prince Harry said of the scrutiny the women faced because of their respective relationships withPrince WilliamandKing Charles III. “But then you add in the race element, which was what the press, British press, jumped on straight away,” Harry said.
“I went into this incredibly naïve. I had no idea the British press were so bigoted,” he continued. “Hell,I was probably bigoted, before the relationship with Meghan.”
Repeating the statement, Cooper asked, “You think you were bigoted before the relationship with Meghan?”
“I don’t know,” Harry replied. “Put it this way — I didn’t see what I now see.”
The book jacket of Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
Prince Harryalso hopes for reconciliation with his father King Charles III, brotherPrince Williamand the rest of his family.
“If we can get to the point of reconciliation, that will have a ripple effect across the world,” he said onGood Morning America. “I genuinely believe that, and that’s kind of what is pushing me. And if that doesn’t happen, then that’s very sad.”
source: people.com
