• A Dutch version of a new royal book alleged Charles and Kate made comments about Archie’s skin tone.
• It references Meghan and Harry’s 2021 Oprah interview, where they said royals had “concerns.”
• Accusations of racism in the royal family span back centuries to the British slave trade.

Allegations of racism in the British royal family span back centuries.

Several British monarchs, including Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, and King William III, directly supported or enabled the slave trade in the UK from the mid-1500s until it was abolished in 1833, The Guardian’s David Conn reported in April. Neither the late Queen Elizabeth II nor King Charles III, the country’s current monarch, has ever publicly apologized for the atrocities from which the institution has profited.

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More recently, a new book about the royals, titled “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” by Omid Scobie shared details of recent racism allegations against some members of the royal family.

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The original Dutch translation of the book was temporarily pulled after its release on November 28 as it reportedly named Kate Middleton and King Charles as the royals who made racially insensitive remarks about Prince Archie’s skin tone before he was born in 2019.

The section of the book references Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, where they said family members had spoken about their “concerns” over the duo’s son Archie’s skin tone. At the time, Harry and Megan did not name the royals who were involved in the conversation but later confirmed it was not the late Queen Elizabeth II or Prince Philip.

Shortly after the interview in 2021, a palace spokesperson said the couple’s concerns would be addressed privately by the family.

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“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning,” the palace said in the statement. “While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously.”

Buckingham Palace declined Business Insider’s previous requests for comment regarding the identities of the royals. Representatives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Kensington Palace did not respond to BI’s requests for comment.

The royal family has been under the public microscope in recent years, facing allegations of problematic language and behavior that stretch into the business side of the institution. For example, a 2021 investigation conducted by The Guardian showed that Buckingham Palace once prohibited “colored immigrants or foreigners” from office roles and a July 2023 report by The Independent said that racist language had been used in the royal family’s art collection.

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