Overview
- Ailsa Anderson, who served nearly 13 years as Queen Elizabeth II’s press secretary, told a Channel 5 documentary she was “dumbfounded” by Meghan Markle’s 2021 allegation that royal aides raised concerns about the colour of her son’s skin.
- The comments appear in Harry & Meghan: Has America Had Enough?, which Channel 5 is scheduled to air on June 13 and foregrounds former insiders’ doubts about the couple’s public claims.
- Meghan’s original 2021 Oprah interview included allegations about racism and her disclosure of suicidal thoughts during pregnancy, to which Buckingham Palace replied that “some recollections may vary.”
- Anderson also questioned Meghan’s later claim about strict wardrobe orders and warned that such disputed details can erode public credibility for the Sussexes.
- The exchange is testimonial rather than investigative and could shape U.S. perceptions and media coverage of the couple, while leaving the central allegations unresolved and subject to competing public accounts.