Prince Harry apologises for ‘endemic racism’ to young Britons in impassioned speech

The Duke of Sussex has apologised for institutional racism and said that not enough has been done for younger generations to make society a fairer place.

In a surprise video message to children and young adults during The Diana Awards ceremony, Harry, 35, paid tribute to winners who were working to end racial inequality, adding that they give him the ‘greatest hope’ that things could change.

Harry appeared on behalf of both himself and his brother the Duke of Cambridge on what would have been their late mother Diana’s 59th birthday, as he told award winners that the Princess of Wales would have been ‘fighting your corner’.

Referring to a recent speech made by wife Meghan Markle, 38, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to her old high school following the death of George Floyd, Harry echoed her words by apologising that generations before haven’t done enough to ‘right the wrongs of the past’.

He said: ‘My wife said recently that our generation and the ones before us haven’t done enough to right the wrongs of the past. ‘I too, am sorry. Sorry that we haven’t got the world to the place that you deserve it to be. ‘Institutional racism has no place in our societies, yet it is still endemic. ‘Unconscious bias must be acknowledged without blame, to create a better world for all of you.’

His speech comes after Meghan told students at the Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles that Mr Floyd’s life ‘mattered’ and that ‘the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing,’ as she spoke of being ‘absolutely devastated’ over recent events.

 

 


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