Harry And Meghan Markle바카라�s Revelation Raise Race Issue In Commonwealth Nations

It was expected the interview would expose more rifts in the royal family. Now it seems to be risking divisions within the 바카라�family" of the Commonwealth 바카라� an association of 54 countries, most of them former British colonies, held together by historic ties. For decades, Queen Elizabeth II has been the driving force behind the Commonwealth.

After the TV interview, shown in the US on the eve of Commonwealth Day, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull cited it as another reason for the country to sever its constitutional ties to the British monarchy.

바카라�After the end of the queen's reign, that is the time for us to say: OK, we've passed that watershed," Turnbull told Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

"Do we really want to have whoever happens to be the head of state, the king or queen of the UK, automatically our head of state?

The value of the Commonwealth has been debated before, with critics questioning if countries and people once colonized 바카라� and even oppressed 바카라� should remain in such an association with a former colonizer. Its stated aim is to improve international relations, but Britain's relationship with the members has been clouded by diplomatic missteps and the legacy of empire. In a speech to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday, the queen spoke of 바카라�the spirit of unity.바카라�

Charismatic royals like Harry and Meghan have been deployed in the past to Commonwealth-related events with young people, businesses and volunteer groups.

But their interview this week 바카라�opens our eyes further바카라� on the merits of the Commonwealth, wrote Nicholas Sengoba, a newspaper columnist in the former colony of Uganda.

He cited 바카라�unresolved issues바카라� in his country relating to the abuses of colonialism and questioned whether the heads of Commonwealth countries should still be 바카라�proud to eat dinner바카라� with members of the British royal family, considering the accusations.

Meghan, who is biracial, had said in the interview that an unidentified member of the royal family had raised 바카라�concerns바카라� about the colour of her baby when she was pregnant with her son, Archie, and that the palace failed to help her when she had suicidal thoughts. Buckingham Palace said Tuesday the allegations of racism by Harry and Meghan were 바카라�concerning바카라� and would be addressed privately by the royal family.

Reaction to the interview was especially fierce in Africa. It was encapsulated by one Twitter user in South Africa who wrote: 바카라�It's Britain and the royal family. What did you expect? They oppressed us for years.바카라�

Meghan and Harry travelled to South Africa in 2019, where their impending split with the royal family became clearer and they even spoke of possibly living there.

Mohammed Groenewald, who showed them around at a mosque in Cape Town, was still digesting the interview, which was only shown in South Africa on Monday. But he said that, more than anything, it sparked memories of 바카라�British colonial racism.바카라�

바카라�It comes out very clearly,바카라� he said.

In Kenya, a former colony where a young Princess Elizabeth was visiting in 1952 when she learned about the death of her father and thus that she would become queen, news of the interview also has begun appearing in the country's newspapers.

바카라�We feel very angry seeing our fellow African sister being harassed because she is black," said Nairobi resident Sylvia Wangari, referring to Meghan. She added that Kenyans in 1952 did not show Elizabeth 바카라�any racism, and she stayed here without us showing her any discrimination.바카라�

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to comment on the interview. He said many institutions in Canada are built around colonialism and systematic racism, including Parliament, and he said the answer is to listen to Canadians who face discrimination so that institutions can be fixed.

바카라�The answer is not to suddenly toss out all the institutions and start over,바카라� Trudeau said.

바카라�I wish all the members of the royal family all the best, but my focus is getting through this pandemic. If people want to later talk about constitutional change and shifting our system of government that's fine, and they can have those conversations, but right now I'm not having those conversations.바카라�

Jagmeet Singh, leader of the opposition New Democratic Party, said the monarchy "is in no way beneficial to Canadians in terms of their everyday life."

"And with the systematic racism that we've seen, it seems to be in that institution as well,바카라� he said.

The interview was not shown on TV in India, the Commonwealth's most populous member country with 1.3 billion people, but it still was covered by the media and drew negative reactions from the public toward the royals.

바카라�Behind that whole elegant facade are thoughts that are not so elegant.바카라� said fashion writer Meenakshi Singh.

Lawyer Sunaina Phul said the Commonwealth 바카라�is relevant to the royal family, of course, because it shows that they ruled so many places. I don't know why we are still a part of it.바카라�