The first black Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Peaches Golding today became the latest of Britain's BAME leaders to defend the Royal Family against claims of racism made by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in their bombshell Oprah interview. Today, Lord-Lieutenant Golding said she did 'not believe in the least' allegations they were racist. Her comments on the BBC's Today Programme come after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claimed an unnamed member of the royal family had asked how 'dark' their son Archie's skin would be. Today, Lord-Lieutenant Golding said she did 'not believe in the least' allegations that the Royal Family were racistLord-Lieutenant Golding told BBC's Today programme: '[the comments] are not necessarily unacceptable. 'We are very much not a racist family,' he told a reporter.

Source: Daily Mail March 12, 2021 15:54 UTC