PRINCE Charles “took the lead” over the Royal Family’s response to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview, an expert says.
The Firm were said to be locked in crisis talks after the couple made a string of sensational claims in the tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey.
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Meghan, 39, accused an unnamed royal of raising “concerns” about the “skin colour” of her and Harry’s children.
The Queen then released a statement almost two days after the chat saying the claims would be taken “very seriously”.
But royal expert Robert Jobson says Charles may have led discussions on how best to respond to the allegations.
Writing for Hello! magazine, he said: “I think the Prince of Wales has also taken the lead on how the Palace has responded.
“The Queen is 94 and the Duke of Edinburgh is incapacitated, so he will be trying to placate and learn lessons from this so something can be worked out to everyone’s satisfaction.”
He added: “The royal family like to do things as a team, and if the team is being trashed they like to react as a unit and a family.”
The claim comes just days after Meghan’s pal, US chat show host Gayle King, revealed Harry had spoken to Charles and Prince William.
But she said the chat was “unproductive” as the royals continue to reel from the explosive allegations the couple made.
This includes Harry claiming William and Charles are “trapped” by their royal responsibilities.
The TV host also claimed “no one in the Royal Family has talked to Meghan yet at this particular time”.
Charles is said to feel “enormously let down” by the racism claims and is taking the allegations “the most seriously” within the royals.
The Queen said the claims would be investigated and “addressed privately”.
Her unprecedented response came after the tell-all Oprah interview that saw Meghan break down in tears as she and Harry, 36, revealed the pressures they faced within the Firm.
As part of the investigation into the racism claims, the Queen will personally quiz senior royals.
She is to have private conversations with Charles, Camilla, William, Kate and others to establish what may have been said.
Harry and Meghan refused to name the alleged royal racist but Oprah said she was told it was not the Queen or Prince Philip, 99.
A statement from the palace said: “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.
“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.
“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”
