'Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals'

[Udayana]

The only aspect of this that interests me is whether the excessive press/media criticism of Meghan, and it certainly has been worse than for others, is due to deliberate or institutional racism or reaction to her as a foreign intruder - because there doesn't seem to be any justification for it.

[Robbie]

I don't know Udayana. I've not heard anyone say anything about her ethnicity but then I wouldn't. She hasn't personally said anything and certainly Harry's father and grandparents were very welcoming to her. However I did read some of the racial abuse she received on Twitter - I don't do twitter but it was reported somewhere - and it was vile. We have some very devious right wing racist organisations here in the UK which have become more prominent in recent times, so that doesn't surprise me one bit.

However I believe the media build people up and then tear them down by whatever means they can, we've seen it before but this is definitely the worst I've seen. What gets me is that people believe the media.

[Robbie]

Looks as though it's nearly all over now. The nastiness will die down. It's good that an agreement has been made, a relief for everyone. Quite honestly, being a royal has never sat well with Harry, he was happiest as an army officer but he did try and many of trappings of royalty he couldn't escape. Now he has a partner on the same page and a son, he is stronger. I sincerely hope the marriage lasts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51163865

I don't know why but reading the Queen's statement made me weepy.

[Udayana]

I don't know Udayana. I've not heard anyone say anything about her ethnicity but then I wouldn't. She hasn't personally said anything and certainly Harry's father and grandparents were very welcoming to her. However I did read some of the racial abuse she received on Twitter - I don't do twitter but it was reported somewhere - and it was vile. We have some very devious right wing racist organisations here in the UK which have become more prominent in recent times, so that doesn't surprise me one bit.

However I believe the media build people up and then tear them down by whatever means they can, we've seen it before but this is definitely the worst I've seen. What gets me is that people believe the media.

I suspect the papers come up with stories to get peoples attention then racists piggy back on those. Don't know to what extent journalists or columnists take these considerations into account beforehand.