WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2020Racism is a factor in Markle
abuse, says author Mantel
Meghan Markle has suffered ‘invective’ says the ‘Wolf Hall’ novelist (Getty)
ADAM WHITE
Hilary Mantel has said that racism is a factor in the criticism levelled at Meghan Markle.
The Wolf Hall novelist suggested that many people do not realise the extent of their own racial biases and
how it has impacted their treatment of the duchess.
“Racism is a factor,” Mantel told the BBC. “I think it’s more deeply embedded in people’s consciousness
than any of us are willing to admit.”
She continued: “I hesitate to call her a victim but I think there has been an element of racism in the