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announced their engagement, liberal classes rejoiced. The queen’s grandson, a pillar of the royal family, would not only be marrying a mixed-race woman, but a foreign national — with no royal title — at that.
For many, the union was a sign of hope against a bleak backdrop of heightened racial tensions sparked by the U.K.’s political instability. It was a break away from the establishment’s history of white supremacy and elitism — a modern marriage that would bring the royal family screeching into the 21st century.
But it was also suffocated by relentless scrutiny from tabloids — and frequent racist dog whistles. When the couple started dating in 2016, Harry broke with royal protocol to warn the media about its treatment of Markle, citing “racial undertones of comment pieces” and the “outright sexism and racism of social media trolls.” But the dog whistles kept coming. Markle was labeled “uppity” and a “show-off.” Her nail polish and shoes were “inappropriate.
Do you have thoughts on how the royal family can move forward? Or is it high time for the British monarchy to be abolished? Email me at [email protected], I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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