The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have called for the end of “structural racism” in a piece written for a newspaper for Black History Month. Prince Harry and Meghan said there had been changes in the UK in the past 30 years but “sufficient progress had not been achieved”. They were writing in the London Evening Standard as they highlighted leaders in the UK’s black community. The couple recently urged voters in the US election to “reject hate”. The duke and duchess have moved to Santa Barbara with their son Archie and agreed a deal to create shows for the streaming service Netflix, having stepped back as senior royals in January. In the piece they said that “if you are white and British, the world you see often looks just like you” and spoke of the importance for young people of seeing role models and leaders who share the same skin colour as them. 

“For as long as structural racism exists, there will be generations of young people of colour who do not start their lives with the same equality of opportunity as their white peers. And for as long as that continues, untapped potential will never get to be realised,” they warned. The duke and duchess concluded the article by saying: “We cannot change history, nor can we edit our past. But we can define our future as one that is inclusive, as one that is equal, and one that is colourful.”(BBC)…[+]