Harry and Meghan during their interview with Oprah Winfrey. Their two-hour prime time special promptly unleashed a global wave of anger directed at Buckingham Palace, transforming the words "the royal family" into a byword for colonialism and white privilege. Since then, the storm has only grown with the Queen putting out a stunningly terse – but no less pointed – statement and Prince William telling the media the royal family was "very much not a racist family". Meghan and Harry leave Windsor Castle after their wedding in Windsor. A pedestrian passes newspapers on display with front pages featuring images of members of the royal family, outside a shop in London.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2021 07:05 UTC