Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been urged to speak out and back King Charles and Princess Catherine amid suggestions Buckingham Palace could take legal action amid the Omid Scobie race row. The Duke and Duchess and Sussex have been told to end their 'deafening silence' after the King himself and his daughter-in-law were named as the royals alleged to have made remarks about the skin colour of Prince Archie. High profile public figures have rallied in support of the pair after they were named first in a Dutch translation of Scobie's new book, Endgame, and then reported by the BBC on Friday morning morning. Sources close to the Duchess of Sussex , who allegedly wrote down the names of the two family members in letters to King Charles, have insisted to that she 'never intended them to be publicly identified' and that it 'was not leaked to Mr Scobie by anyone in her camp, the Telegraph reports. But one source close to the Royal Family insisted Harry and Meghan should speak out on the matter, telling the paper : 'For the couple that talked about 'death by a thousand no comments', the silence at this point is deafening.' Another insider added that the decision not to respond was 'interesting' given the Sussexes' previous complaints about not being supported against negative press stories. The King is said to be taking the taking the furore over the book 'very seriously' and will consult senior advisers next week on the family's next step, with 'all options' including legal action set to be considered....read