Kate Middleton was 'driving force' in Harry and Meghan statement following Oprah interview

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Kate Middleton was reportedly the senior royal behind 'hardening up' the official response to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle's claims of racism following their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.The controversial statement was released around the globe after it got given royal assent from the late Queen Elizabeth in response to the former working royals leaving the monarchy behind and sitting down for an exclusive chat with Oprah.But according to a source, it was the future Queen Kate who added in the risky “some recollections may vary” line that made headlines, as the draft version allegedly didn't include it until she suggested it was added.A palace insider spoke to Valentine Low in an updated edition of his book Courtiers, an excerpt of which was published by The Times, which claimed the original statement being discussed in royal circles had been "a much milder version"Both Kate and her husband Prince William wanted Buckingham Palace's response to be "toughened up a bit," according to the source adding that "They were both of one mind that we needed something that said that the institution did not accept a lot of what had been said."The phrase itself was reportedly coined by William’s then-new private secretary Jean-Christophe Gray, but once it featured in the draft it was Kate Middleton who allegedly ensured it was very much memorably at the focus of the official palace response.In her news.com.au column, royal critic Daniela Elser said: "So, Kate the duchess a driving force, back that first draft went to the staffers who ably wield the macbooks and that iconic line - 'recollections may vary”'- was added in."Princess of Wales Kate furthermore reportedly brushed aside emerging concerns that the