{"id":19773,"date":"2017-11-27T18:39:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T18:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=19773"},"modified":"2017-11-27T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T18:39:13","slug":"future-princess-of-england-meghan-markle-is-mixed-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/future-princess-of-england-meghan-markle-is-mixed-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Future princess of England Meghan Markle is mixed race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19783\" style=\"width: 1760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-18.36.29.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19783\" class=\"wp-image-19783 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-18.36.29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BBC News<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HRH Prince Henry of Wales is to marry bi-racial \/ mixed race \/ non white American Actress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s not quite what the statement from Clarence House earlier today announcing Prince Harry\u2019s engagement said, but it may have well had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meghan Markle, for those who haven\u2019t seen her plastered across newsstands up and down the country, is Prince Harry\u2019s new girlfriend, now fianc\u00e9 and soon to be wife &#8211; as soon as February next year if rumours are be to believe that they want to be married before his brother William and Kate have their third baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zdaHR4mcY6\">pic.twitter.com\/zdaHR4mcY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClarenceHouse\/status\/935085955383427072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The country is delighted that Harry has finally decided to settle down with Meghan, WIlliam and Harry have capitalised on their new modern version of the Royal family and as a result, they are as popular as ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Children &#39;in the near future&#39; for Harry and Meghan. They really appear happy and in love, and seem a great fit. If you don&#39;t like Meghan now, you never will!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Victoria Howard \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udf39 (@TheRoyalExpert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRoyalExpert\/status\/935213024142614528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/khuBaibStation\/status\/935209838690304000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And yes, while it does show fundamental change in the longest of histories and traditions, the fact that Harry\u2019s chosen partner is not white should not be front page news.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19778\" style=\"width: 1274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-18.27.32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19778\" class=\"wp-image-19778 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-18.27.32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1264\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A headline from iNews Daily Briefing<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a mixed race person &#8211; whatever that means &#8211; if I got engaged to Prince Harry, if the first thing the media comments was my skin colour, I\u2019d find that offensive. I find it offensive to watch now. Understandably, it can&#8217;t be ignored because it is a big deal. I just wish it wasn\u2019t a big deal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some saw the humour in the reaction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Successful actress Meghan Markle to wed former soldier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TAvRgQNiwC\">https:\/\/t.co\/TAvRgQNiwC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JOE (@JOE_co_uk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JOE_co_uk\/status\/935094599558844416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the past, Meghan has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elleuk.com\/life-and-culture\/news\/a26855\/more-than-an-other\/\">spoken out<\/a> about her experiences growing up mixed race, and that&#8217;s her own story to tell. For the press to pick up on her race in such a blatant way, feels awkward to many.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What actually is a big deal, is the move away from marrying into other aristocratic families. The Queen married her cousin from the Danish Royal family, before Princess Diana married Prince Charles and became a Princess, she was Lady Diana Spencer. A noble family, the Spencer&#8217;s, have held title status and had a coat of arms since 1504. So Diana wasn\u2019t common by any means.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kate Middleton was the most notable in recent history to break that trend, however posh she may sound after those elocution lessons, just like you and me, she&#8217;s as common as muck.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19782\" style=\"width: 2890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-18.34.42.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19782\" class=\"wp-image-19782 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-18.34.42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The happy couple at Kensington Palace today. BBC News<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meghan, is looking likely to take Kate\u2019s crown as the most desirable and fashionable member of the Royal family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The couple, who have been dating since the summer of 2016 appeared for the world&#8217;s media outside Kensington Palace where they will live after they get married in the spring. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the shadow of all Brexit madness that continues to happen, Harry and Meghan seem to be the perfect fairytale and it looks like she&#8217;s going to be around for a while. In the run up to their wedding, lets hope the media can find some other points to focus on such as the humanitarian work she has committed herself too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written: Michael Ward Subbed:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; HRH Prince Henry of Wales is to marry bi-racial \/ mixed race \/ non white American Actress. 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