Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have issued a strong response after GB News was forced to apologize for posting false claims about Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland.
The couple’s spokesman says this should never have come up again in the first place.
In a strongly worded statement shared on Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused the broadcaster and its commentators of recycling a long-denied lie, despite it having been “decisively disproven more than two years ago.”
The claim, which falsely claimed that Ragland had served time in prison, was described as not only untrue, but actively harmful.
“Broadcasters have a responsibility to inform, not inflame,” the spokesman said, stressing that Ragland has never been incarcerated and “proudly raised her daughter.”
The statement also made that clear GB News’ apology was not voluntary but issued only to avoid legal consequences and clearly added that the apology itself was quietly removed within 24 hours.
The intervention marks another chapter in the Sussexes’ ongoing battle with what they see as unchecked misinformation in parts of the British media.
While Meghan has previously spoken about the personal toll media scrutiny has taken on her family, this response signals a tougher stance when it comes to false allegations involving private individuals, particularly those outside royal life.
The episode has reignited debate around editorial standards, accountability and the role of the broadcast media in amplifying claims that have already been discredited.
