Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's Oprah Interview Prompts Other UK Media Exits After Piers Morgan

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey has affected several media personalities.

Piers Morgan walked out and quit "Good Morning Britain" after Alex Beresford confronted him over his non-stop criticisms against the Duchess of Sussex. Just recently, Ian Murray, executive director of the U.K. Society of Editors, stepped down from his position. ITV presenter Charlene White also decided to pull out of hosting the British Press Awards staged by the Society of Editors.

"Perhaps someone whose views align with yours: that the U.K. press is the one institution in the entire country who has a perfect record on race," White said as quoted by Variety. "Since the Black Lives Matter movement really took hold in the U.K. last year, every single institution in this country has had to finally look at its failings and its position in terms of how they treat ethnic minorities, both inside and outside of its walls. But for some unknown reason, you feel as though the U.K. press is exempt in that discussion."

White ended up with the decision after the Society of Editors released a statement earlier in the week following Prince Harry and Markle's interview with Winfrey, saying it was "not acceptable" for the couple to make claims of racism in the press "without supporting evidence."

"The U.K. media is not bigoted and will not be swayed from its vital role holding the rich and powerful to account following the attack on the press by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex," the organization added.

Murray decided to step down after several criticized the statement. However, he strongly disagreed that the statement was meant to defend racism.

"While I do not agree that the Society’s statement was in any way intended to defend racism, I accept it could have been much clearer in its condemnation of bigotry and has clearly caused upset," he said. "As executive director, I lead the Society and as such must take the blame and so I have decided it is best for the board and membership that I step aside so that the organization can start to rebuild its reputation."

During the interview, Prince Harry accused the U.K. press of bigotry saying, "The U.K. is not bigoted, the U.K. press is bigoted, specifically the tabloids."