women around the world gather to mark international women s day, a global event to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. good evening. the duke and duchess of sussex have made damaging and shocking claims about life in the royal family as they opened up to oprah winfrey in a wide ranging interview. meghan says she felt so lonely and unsupported that at one point she contemplated taking her own life. and she made an allegation of racism she said an unnamed member of the royalfamily had questioned what colour her unborn baby s skin would be. for his part, prince harry spoke candidly of the deep divisions in his family and said he felt very let down by prince charles. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. whatever the palace expected, the reality was worse with meghan describing uncaring attitudes and a racist remark from a member of the royal family. it almost broke her. were you thinking of harming yourself, having s
americans tuned in fair to say they had more sympathy for harry and meghan than for the palace. also in the programme. americans who have been fully vaccinated can now meet each other indoors without wearing masks, under new guidance issued today by the cdc. and they are back the welsh goats that occupied llandudno. and they mean business. this time they have taken primark. hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the queen has faced many crises in the 68 years of her reign. the death of diana princess of wales, the collapse of three of her childrens marriages and now this. the interview, as it s being called, ranks pretty high on that list of dramas. this spectacular fallout with the sussexes is reminiscent of the bitter period that culminated in the death of harry s mother but this time there s race involved too. or perhaps even racism. meghan and harry suggest someone in the royalfamily, was concerned about the colour of their future chil
the couple did express their admiration and respect for the queen. buckingham palace has yet to respond to the allegations made. prince harry also said he felt let down by his father prince charles, who at one point was refusing to take his son s calls. also tonight. millions of children went back to school today following months of lockdown and home schooling. in england s care homes, one nominated person can now visit a loved one. we meet some of those reunited after many months. and the schoolgirl left for dead by the taliban who went on to win a nobel prize has landed a multi million pound television deal. and coming up in sport on bbc news. fourth placed chelsea maintain their unbeaten record under thomas tuchel jorginho with a penalty in a 2 0 win over everton. good evening. we start tonight with the story that s dominated news headlines around the world. the royal family and its advisers are reeling from a list of damaging allegations made by the duke and duchess of
killing george floyd. how do you find an un biased jury? and the price of protection we report on the battle to save the coast of the philippines from abandoned coronavirus equipment. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s royal family and its advisors are reeling from a list of damaging allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex in their interview with oprah winfrey. meghan said that she considered taking her own life and that there had been conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie s skin might be. oprah winfrey has said it wasn t queen elizabeth or the duke of edinburgh who asked prince harry about the colour of his son s skin. so far, buckingham palace has not responded to any of the allegations, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. whatever the palace expected, the reality was worse with meghan describing uncaring attitudes and a racist remark from a member of the royal family.
Muslims have gone through what people call ethnic lines. Rohingya. What are they condemning . This is what they asked for last month. What is it that they have been condemning over the last year . It many people, including those that are sympathetic to you, they look at the situation and think, why hasnt she spoken out . She was about human rights. Speak out about what . They would ask me questions and i would ask answer them and i said nothing, simply because i didnt make the statements that people thought i should make. What we are trying to go for is reconciliation, not condemnation. Do you ever worry that you will be remembered as the champion of human rights that fail to stand up to Ethnic Cleansing in her own country . No, i think that is too strong and expression to use the what is happening. Thats what i think, i have to say. I think there isa think, i have to say. I think there is a lot of hostility there. As i pointed out thatjust now, it is muslims killing muslims as well. I