Meghan and Harry’s interview: Seven bombshell claims

The Royal Family is waking up to a series of allegations set to rock the monarchy following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tell-all interview with Oprah. The two-hour show aired in the United States overnight – and will appear on ITV this evening. But with the main lines set to dominate the news agenda all day, Mr S has rounded up the biggest bombshells so far from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

1. Meghan claims Archie was subjected to racist comments

The most shocking moment in the interview was Meghan Markle’s claim that a member of the royal family made racist comments about Archie’s skin colour. The Duchess of Sussex alleged that an unnamed royal in conversation with Harry had expressed concerns about ‘how dark the baby’s going to be potentially and what that would mean or look like’. Markle said she would save that individual the horror of being named and shamed – because it ‘would be very damaging to them’ – instead leaving a wild guessing game by which any member of the royal family could be accused.