Don Lemon is not surprised by the interview with Harry and Meghan, he says that, of course, the monarchy is racist

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CNN’s Don Lemon intervened in Oprah Winfrey’s explosive interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Monday, commenting that he was not even surprised by the racism the couple encountered from members of the royal family and the British press.

“I don’t think Oprah, I don’t think anyone who followed her – especially anyone of color – is surprised that there is racism” in the British royal family, Lemon said. “This is the basis of the monarchy – heredity, hierarchy, a caste system, genealogical lines.”

Lemon claimed that “the whole institution is built on a racist structure” and, given such a systemically prejudiced system, it was no wonder that the royal family had been worried about the potentially dark skin of Archie, Meghan and Harry’s child.

The couple told Winfrey that this, along with the “fanatical” press in Britain, contributed to their decision to move to America, adding that so far Harry’s family has not been willing to apologize for anything. role they played in leading the couple abroad.

Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on a special CBS show airing Sunday night.


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Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on a special CBS show airing Sunday night.

“There should be no ‘Oh my God, the British family is racist’ – of course they are racist,” Lemon sad. “This is where the whole monarchy is built – racism, the family that should be in this only by birth. And so far, by birth, there have been only white kings on the British throne. “

The CNN host added that he was also not surprised by Harry’s statement that he was not aware of the prejudices in his family until he was forced to confront them with his mixed-race wife.

“This part was not surprising, because as we always say, that’s always the privilege,” Lemon said, adding, “If you don’t have to deal with it, then it doesn’t exist for you.”

Lemon married Tim Malone, a “white man from the eastern end of Long Island,” noting that only by marrying a “black man from the south” had he really come to terms with racism.

“Of course, I’m not surprised that Harry was introduced to racism through his wife and felt it in a personal way,” Lemon said. “That’s how it happens … Harry now has a black child and a black wife, so it’s personal.”

See Lemon’s comments below.

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