Aftersenior members of the British Royal family held crisis meetings, the BuckinghamPalace said the issues, including that of racism", raised by Prince Harryand his wife Meghan Markle during their explosive interview with Oprah Winfreywere "concerning" and "taken very seriously", the mediareported.
Ina statement issued on Tuesday night, the Palace said: "The whole family issaddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years havebeen for Harry and Meghan.
"Theissues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. Whilst somerecollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed bythe family privately.
"Harry,Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members."
Thestatement was issued a day after the interview was aired in the UK on iTV onMonday night, just 24 hours after it was broadcast in the US on Sunday.
Thecrisis meetings took place on Monday after the Palace had been under growingpressure to respond to the interview during which Meghan accused the Royalfamily of being cold and racist, especially towards her and their son Archie,which pushed the couple away, the BBC reported.
Meghansaid the fear for their child, for whom no security was offered by the Royalfamily, and the growing scrutiny also had a damaging effect on her mentalhealth, and she claimed going through suicidal thoughts while she was pregnant.
Shealso spoke at length about the issue of Archie's skin colour, saying that therewere "concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be whenhe's born".
Meanwhile,Prince Harry in the interview said he realised how he had been"trapped" all along just like the "rest of his family".
TheDuke of Sussex also said that he felt "let down" by his father PrinceCharles, adding that the Prince of Wales had stopped taking calls after thecouple informed the Palace of stepping back as active members of the Royalfamily, before they had made the formal announcement in January 2020.
Theinterview was watched by an average of 11.1 million people in the UK, the BBCsaid.
WhilePrime Minister Boris Johnson did not comment although the Downing Streetconfirmed that he had watched the interview, opposition Labour Party leaderKeir Starmer said that Meghan's allegations about racism and a lack of mentalhealth support should be taken "very seriously".
Membersof the Royal family are yet to make a comment.