Richard Madeley has criticized Prince Harry after he denied accusing the Royal Family of racism.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday, the TV presenter, 66, criticized the duke for failing to correct the shocking claim, adding that he “doesn’t believe in rewrite”.
This comes after Prince Harry denied calling the royal family racist on Sunday night in his bombshell interview with Tom Bradby, despite Meghan’s claim that an anonymous royal had expressed “concern “because of the skin color of his son Archie.
Not impressed: Richard Madeley slammed Prince Harry after he denied accusing the Royal Family of racism (pictured with co-host Susanna Reid on Monday’s show)
Richard said: ‘If we got it wrong and it was the front page story in the world, why didn’t they correct it?
“Why didn’t Harry or Meghan say at some point on one of their podcasts or one of the chances they had and say ‘By the way, we didn’t mean it the way you guys took it, we weren’t accusing the family of racism”.
‘Why didn’t they fix it, the day after it went out?’
Co-host Susanna Reid then chimed in: “Blame the press for saying it was racism. She says they never said it was racism.
Controversial: This comes after Prince Harry denied calling the royal family racist on Sunday night in an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby (pictured)
“There was a clarification that was issued in the wake of that Oprah interview because the day after it came out, Oprah herself told CBS that the allegation was not against the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh.”
Reflecting on the Duke’s recent claims, Richard added: “Sorry I don’t buy that rewrite in the interview, there was a clear implication, if nothing else, that there was a racist element about the skin color of the upcoming baby.”
‘It was never fixed, it was fixed last night, but two and a half years too late. You can’t have it both ways, Harry, I’m sorry.’
In 2021, Harry and Meghan’s revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey was one that shocked the world.
Angry: Richard said: ‘If we got it wrong and it was the front page story in the world, why didn’t they correct it?’
One moment that stuck in people’s minds over the years was when Oprah asked Meghan in 2021: ‘They were worried that if I was too dark, would it be a problem? Are you saying that?’
Meghan responded at the time: “If that’s the assumption you’re making, I think she feels pretty safe, which was really hard to understand, right?”
It sparked a worldwide guessing game about the eldest royal who said it and hours later Harry’s estranged brother Prince William was forced to comment publicly that they were “not a racist family at all”.
The Queen also made an unusual statement, saying “the issues raised, particularly that of race, are worrying” but stressed that “recollections may vary.”
But on Sunday night, in an interview to publish his new memoir, he told ITV’s Tom Bradby that the royal family is not racist.
Confusion: Bradby, a friend of Harry’s, brought up the 2021 Oprah interview, saying: ‘You accused members of your family of racism’
Bradby was visibly stunned, as were millions of viewers, by his screeching reversal of earlier incendiary claims.
The British broadcaster, a friend of Harry’s, brought up the 2021 Oprah interview, saying: ‘You accused members of your family of racism.’
But Harry snapped back, ‘No, I didn’t. The British press said that. Has Meghan ever mentioned that they are racist?’
Harry later insisted that comments made about his son Archie’s skin color were “unconscious bias”. Bradby seemed taken aback by the response, while experts said Harry clearly didn’t understand the term he was now using.
Harry, promoting his autobiography Spare, claimed: “There was, there was concern about the color of his skin.”
He was then asked: ‘Wouldn’t you describe that as essentially racist?’
Unforgettable: In 2021, Harry and Meghan’s revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey (pictured) was one that shocked the world
But the 38-year-old replied: “I wouldn’t, because I didn’t live within that family.”
Harry and Meghan’s chat with Oprah in 2021 marked their first major interview since stepping down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.
In the Harry & Meghan couple’s Netflix series, the duke said: “In this family, sometimes you are part of the problem instead of part of the solution.” There is a great level of unconscious bias.
‘The unconscious bias thing, it’s not really anyone’s fault. But once it has been pointed out, or identified within yourself, you need to correct it. it’s education it’s awareness It’s a constant work in progress for everyone, including me.’
Harry told Netflix: ‘In [the Royal Family], sometimes you are part of the problem instead of part of the solution. There is a huge level of unconscious bias’