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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Slammed Over Working With Company That Sells Skin-Whitening Cream After Accusations Of Racism In The Palace

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May 17 2021, Published 1:30 p.m. ET

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting trashed for partnering with a company that sells skin-whitening cream just months after they claimed racism within the palace. 

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are being ripped a new one over their latest partnership with Procter & Gamble, which, as The Mirror pointed out, sells a controversial Olay skin-lightening cream.

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"Meghan has talked a lot about the issue of race and racism, so this does stick out like a sore thumb,” Alex Malouf, who used to work as an executive for Procter & Gamble, told the outlet.  

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Olay's White Radiance moisturizer is sold in countries like India, Malaysia, and Singapore.

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Skin-whitening products have faced critics in the past with many claiming it's a form of racism. 

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A lot of outspoken individuals have called for lightening beauty products to be pulled from store shelves. 

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The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil is one of these critics.

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"This skin bleaching and whitening should be banned. It’s inherently racist, classist, and emotionally very damaging," she said in the past. 

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According to Page Six, a professor at San Jose State University said that Meghan has a responsibility to do something. 

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“Like everyone else around the world, I saw that interview with Oprah that Meghan did,” Joanne Rondilla reportedly said. “It was important for [Meghan} to bring up these issues of colorism. I don’t think this partnership advances that conversation.”

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As RadarOnline.com reported, Meghan and Harry claimed they experienced racism within the palace prior to Archie's birth but refused to identify the individual when Oprah Winfrey asked.  

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Meghan also stated she felt zero support from the royal family and it caused her to have suicidal thoughts, something Piers Morgan heavily critiqued. 

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Prince Harry teamed back up with Oprah and developed a series surrounding mental health on Apple TV. 

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In the heavily star-studded trailer, the most powerful moment comes as a young Harry is seen emotional at his mother Princess Diana's funeral. 

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The royal family is planning a tribute to Diana for her what would be her 60th birthday.

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As RadarOnline.com exclusively reported, Harry is "demanding" Meghan has a part in the tribute while she's stuck in Los Angeles ahead of their daughter's birth. 

The family is concerned that if they don't give into Harry's demands, he'll be a no-show for his mother's tribute. 

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