{"id":94850,"date":"2025-01-13T08:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T01:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levanews.com\/?p=49523"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T01:22:16","slug":"prince-harrys-bold-statement-that-infuriated-king-charles-brother-william-deleted-from-royal-familys-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/prince-harrys-bold-statement-that-infuriated-king-charles-brother-william-deleted-from-royal-familys-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry\u2019s Bold Statement That Infuriated King Charles &amp; Brother William Deleted from Royal Family&rsquo;s Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A statement from Prince Harry condemning the UK press for its treatment of Meghan Markle has been taken down from the royal family\u2019s official website.\n</p><p>The statement, which Harry previously claimed had angered his estranged father and brother, was originally released in November 2016, shortly after his relationship with Markle became public knowledge.\n</p><p>For over seven years, the strongly-worded announcement had been available on royal.uk, the platform where the monarchy publishes official updates and press releases.\n</p><blockquote class='\"twitter-tweet\"'>\n<p dir='\"ltr\"' lang='\"en\"'>Kensington Palace has issued a statement this morning about the harassment currently being experienced by Meghan Markle and her family. <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/t.co%5C/EuFZ4fmUIj%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"'>pic.twitter.com\/EuFZ4fmUIj\n<p>\u2014 The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/twitter.com%5C/KensingtonRoyal%5C/status%5C/795931735443861504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noopener\"'>November 8, 2016\n<figure id='\"attachment_49525\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-49525\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-49525' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/prince-harry-actress-meghan-markle-7430753.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"741\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-49525\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Harry released the statement in November 2016, just days after he was publicly linked to Meghan Markle.\n<p>The link has since been removed, with Newsweek reporting on Friday that it was likely taken down quietly in early December 2023.\n</p><p>This development occurred shortly after the Daily Mail ran a headline stating, \u201cHarry\u2019s girl is (almost) straight outta Compton: Gang-scarred home of her mother revealed \u2014 so will he be dropping by for tea?\u201d\n</p><p>In response to the article, Prince Harry\u2019s communications secretary condemned the media\u2019s portrayal of Meghan Markle, who is biracial and hails from Los Angeles. The statement also marked the first time Harry publicly acknowledged his relationship with Markle.\n<figure id='\"attachment_49526\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-49526\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-49526' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/britains-prince-harry-duke-sussex-6701380.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"683\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-49526\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>The statement was quietly wiped from the site in December 2023.\n<p>\u201cThe past week has seen a line crossed,\u201d the statement read. \u201cHis girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment.\n</p><p>\u201cSome of this has been very public \u2014 the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.\u201d\n</p><p>The statement further revealed that Harry was feeling \u201cworried\u201d about Markle\u2019s well-being and \u201cdeeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_49527\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-49527\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-49527' size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/king-charles-iii-wearing-regimental-81778537-843x1024-1.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"843\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-49527\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Harry wrote in his \u201cSpare\u201d memoir that the statement infuriated King Charles.\n<p>\u201cIt is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm,\u201d the statement read.\n</p><p>\u201cHe knows commentators will say this is \u2018the price she has to pay\u2019 and that \u2018this is all part of the game.\u2019 He strongly disagrees. This is not a game \u2014 it is her life and his.\u201d\n</p><p>Harry\u2019s decision to release the statement was considered a bold move.\n<figure id='\"attachment_49528\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-49528\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-49528' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/2024-buckingham-palace-announced-king-82248853.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"971\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-49528\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Charles had never publicly defended his wife, Queen Camilla.\n<p>Up until that point, the royal family had adhered to the saying, \u201cNever complain, never explain\u201d when dealing with the media.\n</p><p>In his 2023 memoir, Spare, Harry, 39, revealed that the decision had angered his father, King Charles, and brother, Prince William, as it drew attention to their lack of action in defending their own spouses, Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton.\n</p><p>\u201cMy statement generated a whole new onslaught \u2014 from my family,\u201d he wrote in the book. \u201cPa and Willy were furious. They gave me an earful. My statement made them look bad, they both said. \u2018Why in hell?\u2019 Because they\u2019d never put out a statement for their girlfriends or wives when they were being harassed.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_49529\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-49529\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-49529' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/retransmission-alternate-crop-meghan-duchess-5024548.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"897\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-49529\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>It\u2019s not the first time Harry\u2019s profile on the royal website has been tampered with.\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first instance of the palace making changes related to Harry on its website. Earlier this year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had their individual profiles merged into a more concise joint biography.\n</p><p>The pair, who tied the knot in May 2018, stepped down from their roles as senior royals in January 2020.\n</p><p>Buckingham Palace declined to comment.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A statement from Prince Harry condemning the UK press for its treatment of Meghan Markle has been taken down from the royal family\u2019s official website. The statement, which Harry previously claimed had angered his estranged father and brother, was originally released in November 2016, shortly after his relationship with Markle became public knowledge. 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