By Dominic Taylor-
Former U.S lady, Mischelle Obama, says she prays for healing and forgiveness, as she commented for the first time about the revelations by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
She prayed “for forgiveness and healing” for the couple “so that they can use this as a teachable moment for us all”.
She was speaking to interviewer Jenna Bush Hager on NBC’s Today show.
Describing some of the revelations in the Oprah Winfrey interview as “heartbreaking” but not a “complete surprise”,Ms Obama made the comments in an interview after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s damaging claims in a tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey last week.
“As I said before, race isn’t a new construct in this world for people of colour, and so it wasn’t a complete surprise to hear her feelings and to have them articulated,” the former US first lady told NBC News in an interview due to be broadcast on Tuesday morning in the US.
Asked about the Duchess’s claims, Mrs Obama said: “I feel like that was heartbreaking to hear, that she felt like she was in her own family — her own family thought differently of her.”
The first lady also struck up a friendship with the monarch during a visit to the UK in 2009, where she famously broke royal protocol by putting her arm around the Queen’s shoulders.
The Queen said last Tuesday that the Royals were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson, Harry and his wife.”
As I said before, race isn’t a new construct in this world for people of colour, and so it wasn’t a complete surprise to hear her feelings and to have them articulated,” the former US first lady told NBC News in an interview due to be broadcast on Tuesday morning in the US.