The ‘dark skin conversation’ Prince Harry won’t have

Vness Rising
6 min readMar 8, 2021

Early into the cataclysmic interview with Oprah, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex spoke of a troubling conversation with other royals about how ‘dark’ her baby would be. Soon after this conversation, she learned her future son, Archie, would not be given the title of a Prince. No reason was given for the withdrawal of the expected title. Meghan clearly stated that she believed it was because the royal family did not want a ‘black’ prince. Disappointingly, Harry refused point blank to discuss the dark skin conversation that will follow the Royal family for the…

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Vness Rising

Published author, playwright, editor, journalist. I write on race, culture, relationships with some flash fiction thrown in.