Royal family was concerned about 'how dark would Archie's complexion be': Meghan

Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey that she realised soon after marrying Prince Harry the institution of the royal family would not protect herIn their pretaped interview on Sunday night Meghan told Winfrey that not only was I not being protected but they were willing to lie to protect other members of the family but they werent willing to tell the truth to protect me and my husband She did not give specific examplesShe said when she was first pregnant with son Archie there were concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when hes born The statement led Winfrey to ask lsquoWhatrsquo incredulously and sit in silence for a momentMeghan declined to say who had this conversation with Harry that he relayed to her saying revealing their name would be very damagingMeghan also said she was stunned when she was told he would not be a prince and would not receive security from the palaceMeghan said she did not worry about being a divorced mixedrace American actress entering the British royal family but later she thought about it because they made me think about itMeghan said it was not so much the royal family members themselves who treated her this way but the people behind the institutionShe emphasized that the queen herself ldquohas always been wonderful to merdquoMeghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey that she didnt ldquofully understand what the job wasrdquo when she married Prince HarryWinfreys hotly anticipated twohour prerecorded interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex began its airing on CBS in the US on Sunday night with Meghan sitting alone with WinfreyThe two talked about the early days before the royal marriage with Meghan saying ldquothere was no way to understand what the daytoday was going to be likerdquoThats what was really tricky over those past few years is when the perception and the reality are two very different things Meghan said And youre being judged on the perception but youre living the reality of it Meghan also revealed that she and Harry were technically married a few days before the ceremony watched by the worldAfter a brief intro with Winfrey narrating a recounting of the couples wedding and subsequent announcement that they were stepping down from their royal duties Meghan walked into the backyard garden setting of the interviewldquoYou really are having a babyrdquo Winfrey shouted when she saw Meghans baby bump under her black empirestyle dressMeghan said she would reveal the sex of the baby later in the interview when Harry joined themWinfrey and Meghan said they were at the home of a friend of Winfreys because they liked the settingThey clarified that no questions would be off limits and that Meghan and Harry would not be paid for the interviewThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever