Sadiq Khan today said the allegations that a member of the royal family raised concerns about Harry and Meghan’s son “beggared belief”.
The Mayor of London described the Oprah Winfrey interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as “heartbreaking” and “distressing”.
Buckingham Palace was plunged into a race row after the couple claimed during the bombshell interview that a royal had raised concerns about their son Archie's skin colour.
Asked on LBC if he had ever had conversations about the potential skin colour of a baby with parents from different ethnicities, Mr Khan replied: “Never, no, and I’ve got members of my family who are mixed race so it beggars belief.”
He added: “It is something that I’m sure the royal family are looking into…I’ll make this point, by the way, I’ve been to Grenfell many many times but I particularly remember going to Grenfell community in the days after Meghan had been there and I’ve got to tell you she touched people’s lives in ways nobody had.”
The Mayor of London said it was possible to be a fan of both sides of the royal family, adding: “This black and white stuff is not good in relation to you either like somebody and hate the other person. It is really sad what’s happened.”
Asked what he thought of the interview, he told LBC: “It was heartbreaking actually. You’ve got a family where there is a big rift. Some of the things that Meghan and Harry said were quit distressing.
“At the end of the day, it is possible to someone who is a fan of Her Majesty the Queen, somebody who thinks highly of Charles and William and to also think highly of Harry and Meghan and be heartbroken that there is a family having real strains and struggles. As many families do.”
He also said Harry and William speaking out about their own mental health gave him the confidence to do so too.
The Queen has been described as being “sad but not angry” following the interview, according to insiders.
A source told the Sun: “She is not angry, she is just sad. They have always worried about him (Harry) and the Queen feels very protective about him.
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“They always tried to support him when Meghan came along. They all worried less about him when Meghan was on the scene as he seemed so happy.”
Prince William has said the royals are “not a racist family” and the Queen has ordered a private family investigation into the claims.
