Prince Harry slams press racism, sexism and harrassment over treatment of girlfriend Meghan Markle
Prince Harry has attacked the racial undertones of press coverage of his girlfriend Meghan Markle in an extraordinary statement in which he warns that he fears for her safety.
The prince said a line has been crossed in reporting of his relationship with the mixed race 35-year-old American actor who lives in Toronto.
Some of this has been very public, his spokesman said in a statement. The smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.
The statement confirms for the first time that the pair are in a relationship but launches a powerful and unprecedented attack at the media by the prince.
Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle’s safety and is deeply...