The royal family has made a surprise move against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle amid claims King Charles was “furious” about their Nigerian tour . People magazine has reported the November 2016 announcement confirming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship has been deleted from the family website. The statement highlighted the “Racial undertones of comment pieces” about the duchess and the “outright sexism and racism of social media trolls”.
“Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her,” the statement written by Harry’s spokesperson read. “It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game.
’ He strongly disagrees. This is not a game - it is her life and his.” Newsweek reported the statement - which confessed the “wave of abuse and harassment” directed at the former Suits actress - was able to be accessed on December 3, 2023, but just one week later on December 10, the link appeared inactive.
Harry previously discussed his push to release the statement in his 2023 memoir, Spare . In it, he recalled how he was told “silence is the best option” but pushed back and urged for a “course correction immediately”. “We needed a statement out there,” he wrote.
“Within a day we had a draft. .
