Meghan Markle has dismissed as 'false and frankly ridiculous' reports suggesting her decision not to attend King Charles III's coronation is linked to a letter she sent expressing concerns about unconscious bias in the royal family.
The Duchess of Sussex's spokesperson issued a statement refuting claims made by The Daily Telegraph, which alleged that a letter sent to the then Prince of Wales following Harry and Meghan's Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021 was partly why she will not attend the May 6 ceremony.
In the interview, Meghan claimed a royal family member had speculated about the colour of her unborn son's skin. The Telegraph reported that Meghan felt she had not received a satisfactory response to her concerns.
However, a spokesperson for Meghan said: 'The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago related to conversations from four years ago. Any suggestion otherwise is false and frankly ridiculous.'
The newspaper had also reported that the letter was sent in response to a letter from Charles expressing sadness over the family split, and that both parties acknowledged the remark was not made maliciously.
Prince Harry is expected to attend the coronation alone, while Meghan remains in California with their children.
