Prince Charles has yet to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey, and he may likely never bring himself to watch the TV special, but he knows of the racist claims and is aware of the headlines.
A friend of the Prince of Wales told Vanity Fair that while he didn't watch the show, he's "very disappointed" in what Harry and Meghan shared. The friend defended that Charles does not have a racist bone in his body and could likely be hurt by the accusations.
The source spoke as the interview sparked a witch hunt on social media on who could have likely asked about the skin color of Harry and Meghan's son, Archie. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex praised Queen Elizabeth and told Oprah that Prince Philip wasn't the royal who raised the race issue, the couple also didn't hold back with their comments on Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton.
A report from iNews stated that key aides of the Queen, Charles, and Prince William watched Harry and Meghan's interview via streaming on CBS to brief the royal family in the morning. After the briefing, the three senior royals had a phone conference afterward.
Sources said that Queen Elizabeth herself will talk to Harry and Meghan and "extend an olive branch" after releasing a 61-word statement responding to the interview. Her Majesty also ordered the royal palaces staff not to rebut the Sussexes as some of them were itching to speak out and debunk Harry and Meghan's claims.
Queen Elizabeth, however, prefers to take the high road and approach the issue sensibly, according to the source. This is, after all, a matter for her family to thresh out and deal with.
It comes as calls to bypass Charles and let William take the throne has once again been raised among netizens debating Harry and Meghan's revelations. However, royal commentator Angela Epstein doesn't think William should be the next king because he still has a lot to learn from Charles and the Queen.
Speaking on Channel 5, Epstein said that it would be a "waste" not to let Charles rule as he has experience on his side. The royal expert doesn't believe that the Queen will "disregard the line of succession" and install her grandson over her son.
Epstein also echoed what a friend said about Charles' inclusive stance, as he has taken interest in helping the Muslim or Jewish community or the South Asian community in the United Kingdom. The royal commentator, however, conceded that Charles's reign would be short-lived so it won't be long before William becomes the king.
