Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Considered Exposing Royal Who Made Racist Comment About Archie: Book

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry considered naming the person who made racist comments about their son Archie's skin color, a book about the couple has claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex alleged during their explosive sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey back in March that an unnamed member of the royal family raised "concerns" and had "conversations" about how dark their son's skin would be before they welcomed Archie in May 2019.

A new epilogue in Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's updated edition of Prince Harry and Markle's unauthorized biography "Finding Freedom," seen by Page Six, has now claimed that the couple considered publicly "sharing" the name of this royal in their bombshell interview but changed their mind after deeming this detail too damaging for the monarchy.

"I think it would be very damaging to them," Markle told Winfrey during their chat.

Prince Harry confirmed that the alleged conversation happened but declined to go into detail. "That conversation I'm never going to share, but at the time, it was awkward; I was a bit shocked," he said.

Although they didn't drop the name of the member of the royal family who made the alleged comments, Prince Harry later told Winfrey that it was neither his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, nor his late grandfather, Prince Philip.

At the time, Buckingham Palace issued a statement in response to Prince Harry and Markle's claims, saying, "The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately."

The unaddressed race allegations have threatened the royal family's reputation around the world, according to the "Finding Freedom" authors. They quoted an unnamed Buckingham Palace staffer as saying, "There is a feeling that if it's ignored it will go away, but surely by now they should have learned that never happens?"

Just recently, GB News TV presenters Mercy Muroki and Patrick Christys urged the Sussexes to name the royal, claiming that their allegation has made it seem like the entire royal family was racist.

"If you are going to lob an allegation out there and a very serious allegation out there, I think just by standards, you know norms, you should name the culprit," Christys said. "Because, otherwise, you tarnish everyone with the same brush, don't you?"

Muroki agreed with Christys and accused Markle of "driving the narrative" of how the royal family is perceived abroad. She also believed that they should drop the name of the royal after the new "Finding Freedom" epilogue claimed that they were not happy about the way the royal family has handled their complaints in their interview with Winfrey.

"If you're going to throw around allegations and then complain that no accountability has been taken, at least, say what the extent of the allegations, what exactly was said, what's the issue, who did what," Muroki added. "You can't then complain nothing is being done."

Prince Harry and Markle's legal team previously said that they had no direct involvement in the claims made in the updated version of "Finding Freedom." The royal couple also said they were never interviewed for the unauthorized biography.