Mandela’s granddaughter says her criticism of Meghan and Harry was ‘misrepresented’

Ndileka Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, has nothing against Harry and Meghan. This is what she says in a long column published by the independenta few weeks after an interview that suggested otherwise for the aussie.

The anti-apartheid activist’s granddaughter had spoken about the trailer for the Sussex couple’s latest Netflix documentary series, live to leadin which the spouses quote the man who was the first president of South Africa: “They use their quotes in the documentary to attract people and earn millions without the Mandela family benefiting,” he had declared.

Words that have been “falsely attributed” to him, he says today in the independent:

“It is true that I feel terribly disappointed when Mandela’s name or his face is used for commercial purposes (…) But the irony is that those responsible for this are not Harry and Meghan at all, but their critics, who use my Grandpa. name to attack them.”

A “courageous commitment”

Now he wants to “set the record straight”: “In truth, I greatly admire Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their courageous commitment to defend those who are less privileged than them: the vulnerable, women and people of color.”

“I welcomed the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s excellent partnership with them for ‘Lives to Lead’, and I celebrate the inspiration that Harry and Meghan find in my grandfather’s legacy for their activism.”

“The Hunt for the Royal Family”

“It mortifies me to see how my words have been twisted in such a way that they have diverted my sincere concern for my grandfather’s legacy,” he continues. “For decades people have sold my grandfather’s pamphlets and T-shirts, but that’s nothing compared to how his name was used to attack a black woman who was effectively kicked out of the British royal family.” .

Since leaving the UK to settle in California, Harry and Meghan have been highly critical of the royal family. In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, they accused the crown of being passive in the face of tabloid harassment of Meghan Markle and claimed that a member of the royal family had raised concerns about the skin color of her then unborn. son.

The end of 2022 was marked by a no less revealing documentary series, harry and meghan. The latest revelations came on January 10 with the publication of Prince Harry’s memoir The Substitute.