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Meghan Markle has faced intense scrutiny from the right-wing press because sheβs βfemale, black and successfulβ, according to the leader of the SNP in Westminster.
Stephen Flynnβs comments come amid Prince Harryβs ongoing promotion for his bombshell memoir, βSpareβ.
During his interview with ITVβs Tom Bradby on Sunday night, the Duke of Sussex claimed the Prince and Princess of Wales believed the βstereotypesβ about Meghan pushed by the press about her being an βAmerican actress, divorced, biracialβ.
He also said some of his royal relatives were βgetting into bed with the devilβ to improve their image via the tabloid press, and attacked his familyβs lack of action after Jeremy Clarkson said he βhatedβ Meghan in a newspaper column last month.
Flynn, speaking to Sky Newsβ Kay Burley, said while he did not watch the interview, he had a βlittle sympathyβ for the royal.
He said: βThe fact that his wife, Meghan Markle, has been attacked severely by the right-wing British press for three reasons as far as I can see β sheβs female, sheβs black and sheβs successful, and they donβt like it.
βSo I can understand why he [Harry] would be frustrated and want to be defensive of his partner as well.β
However, Flynn also touched on Harryβs controversial claim that he killed 25 people while serving with the British Army in Afghanistan.
This allegation comes from his book, where the Duke of Sussex writes: βThey were chess pieces removed from the board. Bad people eliminated before they could kill good people.β
Flynn explained: βI find some of the comments β Iβve not seen everything, news stories seem to break almost every hour β quite disturbing, particularly in relation to the deaths, the manner of which he talks about it, and his time in the Armed Forces.
βI think itβs quite disgusting, if Iβm honest.β
Colonel Richard Kemp, who served as a British Army officer until 2006 also out about this suggestion from Harry last week.
He said revealing his βkill numberβ could jeopardises Harryβs safety as some people might seek βrevengeβ.
Kemp alleged that the Duke of Sussex had misrepresented the way the Army trained its soldiers on the frontline, too.
Harryβs comments even sparked a response from the Taliban, who called for him to go before the βinternational courtβ.