Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the midst of a horrifying anthrax scare! The couple received a letter containing a suspicious white powder. It was addressed to them and sent to their Kensington Palace home where they live along with Prince William, Kate Middleton and their two kids, George, 4, and Charlotte, 2. Click through our gallery for the details!
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Luckily, the letter was intercepted by staff at the nearby St James's Palace before it reached the Prince and his soon-to-be wife, but they are aware of the incident.
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The letter with the mysterious powder arrived on February 12 and contained a racist message, the London's Evening Standard reported.
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Chemical experts analyzed the powder, which at first was believed to be the poisonous chemical anthrax, and found that it was harmless, phew! "The substance was tested and confirmed as non suspicious," a Scotland Yard spokesman said.
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But this isn't the only mysterious letter the royals have received. The horrifying incident came a day before police revealed that a similar package containing white powder had been sent to the Houses of Parliament, addressed to Home Secretary
Amber Rudd. That substance was also found to be harmless.
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Counter-terror police are still investigating both suspicious packages. "Officers are also investigating an allegation of malicious communications which relates to the same package. No arrests; enquiries continue," the spokesperson continued.
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Meghan, whose mother is black and whose father is white, has received racial bias throughout her relationship with Prince Harry because she will be the first bi-racial princess; The royal family has had an exclusively white lineage until now, with the exception of Princess Sophie Charlotte, who married King George III in 1761 and was rumored to have African ancestry.
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What are your thoughts on this terrifying incident for the princess-to-be and her fiancé? Sound off in the comment section.
Luckily, the letter was intercepted by staff at the nearby St James's Palace before it reached the Prince and his soon-to-be wife, but they are aware of the incident.
The letter with the mysterious powder arrived on February 12 and contained a racist message, the London's Evening Standard reported.
Chemical experts analyzed the powder, which at first was believed to be the poisonous chemical anthrax, and found that it was harmless, phew! "The substance was tested and confirmed as non suspicious," a Scotland Yard spokesman said.
But this isn't the only mysterious letter the royals have received. The horrifying incident came a day before police revealed that a similar package containing white powder had been sent to the Houses of Parliament, addressed to Home Secretary
Amber Rudd. That substance was also found to be harmless.
Counter-terror police are still investigating both suspicious packages. "Officers are also investigating an allegation of malicious communications which relates to the same package. No arrests; enquiries continue," the spokesperson continued.
Meghan, whose mother is black and whose father is white, has received racial bias throughout her relationship with Prince Harry because she will be the first bi-racial princess; The royal family has had an exclusively white lineage until now, with the exception of Princess Sophie Charlotte, who married King George III in 1761 and was rumored to have African ancestry.
What are your thoughts on this terrifying incident for the princess-to-be and her fiancé? Sound off in the comment section.
