Peyton Gatewood- Meghan Markle's mother 'will open up about the racist abuse her daughter has suffered since her engagement to Prince Harry

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The source said: 'Oprah and Doria spent a long time chatting and they got on really well. The most important and significant issue they spoke about was race and how badly some people had reacted to Meghan and Harry.

'What happened to Meghan and Harry was disgusting and they and all of their families were horrified. It’s an issue close to both Doria and Oprah, who have both suffered racism.'

Prince Harry, 33, slammed racist attacks on Ms Markle, 36, in a statement shortly after their relationship became public knowledge in 2016. 

In an unprecedented move, the royal said: 'His girlfriend has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment.

'Some has been very public – 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 comments.' 

The couple were then at the centre of an anthrax scare earlier this year, when a suspicious letter containing white powder was sent to St James Palace addressed to Harry and Meghan.

Police treated the incident as 'a racist hate crime' and it raised concerns about security at Harry and Meghan's Royal wedding. 

\ My hot take: I am undoubtedly dissapointed but not suprised. I love Prince Harry for marrying Megan, especially because she is mixed (like me), it is exciting to see someone who looks like me ride of into the sunset with an actual prince. Though I am beyond thrilled, it's discouraging when black women are bashed whenever the world finds them holding power (cough* Michelle Obama *cough*) BUT the good news is that this abuse is not being brushed off and called for what it is: racism. Hopefully Ms. Markle will make an impact.