Why did Royal Family delete Prince Harry's 2016 statement on media treatment of Meghan Markle? Report says THIS

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Kate Middleton's cancer news came out, rumours were circulating about the Royal Family reuniting with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to support each other during this challenging period. However, recent reports doesn't seem to reflect so. The Royal Family recently deleted Prince Harry's statement slamming the British media back in 2016 on the "racial undertones of comment pieces and outright sexism and racism" about Meghan Markle, a report by Newsweek revealed.

The report states that the statement, which was issued by former Kensington Palace communications secretary Jason Knauf under Prince Harry's instructions, had become unavailable between December 3 and December 10, 2023.Prince Harry's explosive tell-all memoir Spare which was released on 10 January 2023 also revealed that King Charles and his brother Prince William were furious with him when the statement was out. In his book, he wrote, “In fact, my statement generated a whole new onslaught—from my family. Pa and Willy were furious.

They gave me an earful. My statement made them look bad, they both said. 'Why in hell?' Because they'd never put out a statement for their girlfriends or wives when they were being harassed."Coming back to the statement removal from the Royal Family website, Newsweek is of the opinion it could have occurred as part of a broader effort to consolidate content related to Harry and Meghan.

Newsweek also added that this year, their bios were also reduced. Previously, Prince Harry's profile was 2,700 words long, while that of the duchess's was 1,300 words, but now they have a joint biography of just under 600 words. In 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from royal duties.The statement read, “His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has