Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be welcomed back into the royal family, a royal expert has claimed.
Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty Magazine, exclusively told Entertainment Daily that she thinks the Queen will “forgive” the couple for their comments in the Oprah interview.
It aired last night (March 8) with a number of bombshell revelations, to which the palace responded earlier today.
Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be welcomed back?
Ingrid seems to think that, yes, they will.
“I do because Meghan is the mother of her great-grandchild.
“I think the Queen is incredibly forgiving because it’s part of her psyche. If you look at her Christmas messages it’s always about unity and forgiveness.
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“As a Christian woman I think she will forgive them, if that’s what is needed. That’s always been her way.”
Ingrid also revealed the the Queen “understands it’s very difficult for modern young people to live within the confines of royalty”.
“She’s said it herself. She said: ‘I think the younger ones find the regimented side difficult.’ That was years ago she said that, so I think she is sympathetic and she will be forgiving on this one.”
However, she added: “I’m not saying she will be forgiving now, but I don’t think she will go on the attack.”
What did they say in the statement?
It said: “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.
“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.
“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”
Ingrid previously revealed what she thought the statement would say.
“I don’t think they’re in the business of denials. I think it’ll be an all-encompassing statement.”
She added: “They have a habit of saying as little as possible because they know that anything they say is going to inflame the situation.
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“But I think in this instance, because the Queen is head of state and it’s really the institution of the monarchy which is all part of the same thing that’s being attacked, they will have to respond.”
Asked if the Queen will respond personally, or perhaps in her own TV interview, Ingrid said she doesn’t think the latter will happen.
“Oh no, definitely not. That really would inflame the situation.”
Are the royal family racist?
Ingrid doesn’t think they are.
She said: “All kinds of people are being accused of racism and I think they won’t be surprised but I think they’ll feel it has to be handled very delicately.
“I don’t know who’s made the comments but as far as I know none of them are racist.”
Asked how they’ll be feeling about being accused of racism, Ingrid added: “I think they probably regard it as part of life’s rich pattern at this moment in time.
I think she is sympathetic and she will be forgiving on this one.
“However, she did pick up on “discrepancies” between Harry and Meghan’s timeline when it came to the comments.
“There’s a little discrepancy about when the remark was made, so if it was before they were engaged it could have even been something jokey.
“Like: ‘I wonder what the baby’s going to look like?’ It’s the sort of thing that everyone says. My feeling is it was made more in jest than in nastiness.
“That’s how I read it. But obviously that’s not how Meghan read it, but then she wouldn’t because she’s very sensitive about these things. She’s the one in the firing line which is pretty unpleasant.”
Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle incident leave a stain on the Queen’s reign?
As the country’s longest-serving monarch, Ingrid doesn’t think it’ll leave a stain on the Queen’s reign.
“No. I think these things have a habit of being taken out of all proportion. Because the world moves so quickly now this will die down.
“Blanket coverage, how long can you go on?” she added.
“If the fire is not fuelled it will burn out. It won’t leave a stain on the Queen’s reign any more than the Diana interview did, and this won’t be any worse for their reputation than that.”
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