It was expected that Meghan Markle and Harry's interview would expose more rifts in the Royal family. Now it seems to be risking divisions within the "family" of the Commonwealth.
In countries with historic ties to Britain, allegations by Prince Harry and Meghan about racism within the royal family have raised questions about whether those nations want to be closely connected to Britain anymore.
The value of the Commonwealth has been debated before, with critics questioning if countries once colonized should remain in such an association with a former colonizer.
Gerald Imray
FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Muslim community leader, Mohammed Groenewald, talks at one of the sites in the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, South Africa, that was part of the September 2019 royal tour by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Groenewald was still digesting the interview by Harry and Meghan in which they raised allegations of racism within the royal family. But he said that, more than anything, it sparked memories of British colonial racism. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File) March 10, 2021 - 5:41 AM
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - In countries with historic ties to Britain, allegations by Prince Harry and Meghan that an unnamed member of the royal family had âconcernsâ over how dark their unborn babyâs skin might be have raised a thorny question: Do those nations really want to be so closely connected to Britain and its royal family anymore?