Serena defends Meghan: Her words illustrate the pain, cruelty she's experienced

As Meghan Markle revealed that members of the British royal family expressed concern to her husband Prince Harry about the potential skin colour of the couples first child American tennis star Serena Williams on Monday highlighted how Meghan continuously lives her life with empathy and compassionMeghan Markle my selfless friend lives her life and leads by example with empathy and compassion She teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble Her words illustrate the pain and cruelty shes experienced I know firsthand the sexism and racism institutions and the media use to vilify women and people of color to minimize us to break us down and demonize us We must recognize our obligation to decry malicious unfounded gossip and tabloid journalism Serena said in a Twitter post on MondaypictwittercomfYx4HlZutlmdash Serena Williams serenawilliams March 8 2021The mental health consequences of systemic oppression and victimization are devastating isolating and all too often lethal I want Meghans daughter my daughter and your daughter to live in a society that is driven by respect Keep in your memory the fruitage of the spirit is love joy peace longsuffering kindness goodness faith mildness selfcontrol Against such things there is no law she addedOn Sunday in an interview with Oprah Winfrey Meghan Markle revealed that members of the British royal family expressed concern to her husband Prince Harry about the potential skin colour of the couples first childAs per People magazine Meghan said that her son Archie was denied a royal title and royal protection and that there were concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born In her sitdown interview with Oprah which aired on Sunday Meghan said the palace decreed that Archie would not have any title a move she says was different from the protocolThey didnt want him to be a prince which would be different from protocol and that he wasnt going to receive security the Duchess of Sussex told OprahShe added we have in tandem the conversation of He wont be given security Hes not going to be given a title And also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when hes bornAn astonished Oprah asked Meghan who made that comment with the Suits actor declining to answer saying the revelation would be too damagingRegarding the conversations which Meghan was not part of Oprah asked Because they were concerned that if he were too brown that that would be a problem Are you saying thatMeghan responded I wasnt able to follow up with why but that if thats the assumption youre making I think that feels like a pretty safe one which was really hard to understand rightLater in the interview Oprah pressed Harry on the issue asking him who was behind the comment That conversation Im never going to share It was awkward I was a bit shocked he saidWhen Harry and Meghan were married in May 2018 Queen Elizabeth gave them the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex Archie was entitled to the courtesy title Earl of Dumbarton However the couple announced shortly after his birth that they had not given him a courtesy title and he would be known as Archie MountbattenWindsorUnder current guidelines greatgrandchildren of the monarch are not princes or princesses except for children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales which is why Prince William and Kate Middletons children are Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince LouisMeghan and Harrys CBS special with Oprah marked the couples first joint interview since their royal exit which was recently made permanent In the interview the duo discussed the reasons behind their decision to step back from their royal duties which they had first announced in January 2020Meghan and Harry officially stepped down from their roles as senior royals last year Since last summer Meghan and Harry have been living with Archie in their new home in Southern California not far from Oprahs near Santa BarbaraTheir interview with the former talk show queen and media mogul aired a month after Harry made a rare TV appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden Markle and Harry who tied the knot in 2018 welcomed their first child Archie Harrison in May 2019This 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