Did Prince William LIE royals are 'not racist'? 2012 pics show people of color carrying Kate and him on throne
As the Meghan Markle vs royal family feud continues to make headlines, the most recent development comes in the form of resurfaced photographs from 2012 that see Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, being carried on elevated thrones by people of color. These images popped up after William had earlier addressed that the royals were "very much not a racist family."
The images were clicked when the couple was on their Diamond Jubilee tour of the British Commonwealth nations in the South Pacific. A few pictures of William and Kate were clicked in the Solomon Islands while being. carried by people of color. A TMZ reported suggested otherwise after William's defence of the royal family. The report also added they were carried on the backs of the locals several times. These images came to light on Thursday (March 11) after he denied Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's racism claims during their Oprah interview.
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Prince William insists the royals are "very much not a racist family," but photos of him and his wife being carried on elevated thrones don't exactly reflect that.
The pictures resurfaced Thursday after the Duke of Cambridge emphatically denied the allegations of racism made by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during their Oprah interview.
The report also quizzed if the British monarchy had any problems with White supremacy. While most netizens on Twitter felt people carried on thrones were tradition, the site asks questions of why it began in the first place saying the "optics" don't look really good.
On Thursday, Prince Wiliam was visiting School 21 in East London to promote a children's mental health program along with his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. A reporter asked him the pointed question: “Is the royal family a racist family?”
The Duke of Cambridge reportedly angrily said, "We are very much not a racist family." When asked whether he had spoken to his brother since Sunday's broadcast, Prince William said: “No, I haven't spoken to him yet but I will do.”
According to royal expert Katie Nicholl, the response was rather unusual. "It was very unusual for Prince William to answer," she said. "I mean, Prince Charles was on an engagement earlier this week, and a member of the press called out ...[and] Prince Charles didn't comment -- [but] William did. He answered not once, but twice. I think that's very telling of his mood at the moment."
"I think everyone hopes that the brothers will be able to heal this rift, clearly it does run deep. I think it speaks volumes that William hasn't yet picked up the phone to call his brother. I think that he's clearly needed some cooling off time," said Nicholl. "I think the feeling though is that time is a healer. That's something that Harry himself said."
Nicholl added the brothers would likely come together on July 1 for the unveiling of a statue of their late mother, Princess Diana, at the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace.