PRINCE Harry and his wife Meghan had to rebel just like Nelson Mandela, the former South African president’s granddaughter has said.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have faced criticism for speaking out against the royal family since stepping down to start a new life in the US four years ago.
But Ndileka Mandela, 58, insists it is important they are allowed “room to voice out whatever their misgivings are” about the institution.
The author and activist compared the couple’s situation to that of Struggle icon Madiba, who fled to Johannesburg in 1941 to avoid an arranged marriage set up by his guardian.
Appearing on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Ndileka was asked if she felt the couple had been victims of racism and said: “I believe that Harry and Meghan…