Michelle Obamahas one hope for the royal family, in the wake ofMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s painful and revealing interview withOprah Winfreyabout their life in the U.K.
“This first and foremost is a family, and I pray for forgiveness and healing for them so that they can use this for a teachable moment for us all,” Obama, 57, said on theTodayshow on Tuesday, opening up a bit more about her reaction to thebombshell Winfrey sit-downlast week.
That comment echoedwhat the former first lady recently toldAccess Hollywood: “When I think about what they’re going through, I think about the importance of family and I just pray that there is forgiveness and there is clarity and love and resolve at some point in time.”
Speaking withToday’sJenna Bush Hageron Tuesday, the day her children’s cooking showWaffles + Mochipremiered on Netflix, Obama had more to share about Meghan and Harry’s interview.
Asked about Meghan’s description of how race was discussed among the royals — including, most startling, how she said there were “concerns and conversations about how dark [son Archie’s] skin might be” — Obama said: “Race isn’t a new construct in this world for people of color, so it wasn’t a complete surprise to hear her feelings and to have them articulated.”
From left: Michelle Obama, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photobank/Getty; Gareth Fuller-Pool/Getty
Obama, the first Black first lady, was also asked how she related to Meghan grappling with an international profile as a working royal given her own years in the spotlight.
“Public service, it’s a bright, sharp, hot spotlight and most people don’t understand it — nor should they,” she said, adding, “The thing that I always keep in mind is that: None of this is about us, in public service. It’s about the people that we serve. I always try to push the light back out and focus it on the folks that we’re actually here to serve.”
Meghantalked of wanting to harm herselfand being unable to get help within the royal system; Harry said his brother,Prince William, and father,Prince Charles, were “trapped” in a system his young family had now left.
Days after the interview aired,Prince Williamtold a reporter, “We are very much not a racist family.”
“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members,” the Queen said.
source: people.com
