Queen’s statement on Meghan and Harry is ‘brief’ says expert

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The Queen has been criticised by some royal fans for Buckingham Palace’s statement addressing Meghan and Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. The pair did not hold back when discussing their unhappy time behind Palace walls before they decided to step back from royal life. The groundbreaking interview was the Sussexes’ first joint conversation since leaving the Royal Family dramatically last year.

The “intimate conversation” aired in the US on Sunday and in the UK the following day — but the Palace did not release a statement until Tuesday evening, after public pressure for a response started to grow.

It read: “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.

“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning.

“While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.

“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much-loved family members.”

However, this was reportedly the revised version of the statement.

The Times claimed: “Buckingham Palace is thought to have drawn up a draft statement on Monday but it was held back because the Queen wanted more time to consider her response.”

The unreleased statement would have allegedly “highlighted the family’s love and concern for the couple”.

The Times continued: “While the [released] statement, as expected, emphasised the family’s love for Harry and Meghan, the final result was more robust than many had expected.

“The delay prompted speculation that it was the Queen who was responsible for strengthening it.”

During their bombshell interview, Meghan and Harry made a point of mentioning how warm their relationship with the Queen continued to be, despite the turmoil surrounding their royal exit.

The Queen’s statements about Meghan and Harry have also remained affectionate ever since they first announced their intention to leave the royal frontline last January.

Even so, some royal watchers have criticised the 61-word response for its brevity, especially after the Palace’s silence over Sunday and Monday when the interview first hit the headlines.

Yet, others have praised the Palace for addressing the interview at all, considering the Royal Family’s usual policy is ‘never complain, never explain’.

Some critics are calling for a thorough investigation into the couple’s claims, too.

However, a royal source told The Times: “Nearly all the issues raised in the interview are about family matters.

“Therefore it is for the family to deal with them.”

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Daily Express royal correspondent Richard Palmer reported: “The Palace, as predicted by former aides, tried to take the heat off what Meghan has called ‘the institution’ — nobody ever really called it that much before — by making it about the Queen trying to heal a family row.

“Will it buy them time?”

He continued: “The olive branch the Queen offered was accompanied by that killer line about recollections varying.”

As royal commentator Camilla Tominey also pointed out on Twitter, this line suggested the Palace courtiers “are not accepting #HarryandMeghanonOprah as gospel”.

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The turmoil over the interview has divided fans across the Atlantic and between generations.

Despite Meghan and Harry’s suggestion that some relations with individual royals, the couple concluded their interview by saying they were now “thriving” in their new lives.

They have put down permanent roots in California, and set up a new vehicle called Archewell, and have secured lucrative contracts with streaming giants Spotify and Netflix.

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