Justin Trudeau News – BLIZZARD: Buckingham Palace may be reeling, but can’t fire back at H&M

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Meghan and Harry’s blockbuster interview with Oprah Sunday night will likely precipitate the most difficult constitutional crisis the UK. — and by extension, Canada — has seen since the abdication crisis of 1936.

That’s when Edward VIII gave up the throne for Wallis Simpson — another American divorcee.

The most damaging allegations in the interview were those that accused a senior member of the Royal Family of racism.

Someone asked what skin colour the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s unborn child would have.

Oprah later clarified it was not the Queen or her husband Prince Philip — as many had speculated. That points the finger at Prince Charles. That could be unfair.

Charles was the person who stepped in to walk Meghan down the aisle with great dignity at their wedding. By not giving specifics and context, H&M have tainted the entire family.

The other disturbing allegation is that Meghan contemplated suicide and was denied help. If true, that runs counter to everything Harry and his brother William had worked for in their support of the charity Heads Together, which supports mental health.

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Harry threw his brother and father under the royal bus.

Meghan made it clear she and Kate did not get along, saying Kate made her cry — but then gave no details.

Interestingly, Oprah didn’t ask about the story of the tiara Meghan wanted brought to her to try on. When the Queen’s close adviser, Angela Kelly, said no, Harry reportedly told her, “What Meghan wants, Meghan gets.”

There was no mention of that incident in the interview.

Buckingham Palace is reeling. They have no way to respond. They can’t sue, and it would be damaging for them to get into a petty tit-for-tat about who did what to whom.

The fall-out will split along national lines.

In the UK, where the Queen commands respect and the monarchy is part of the national fabric, I suspect most people will side with her. Americans will view Meghan as a victim of colonialism. H&M, now happily ensconced with Archie, their dogs and their chickens in a multimillion-dollar mansion in California can sit back and watch the fur fly.

Meghan told Oprah she likes to rescue things. Archie has rescue chickens. They have a rescue dog. Harry, too, was a rescue, although he said he didn’t know he needed to be rescued until he met Meghan.

Meghan said she was naive when she married Harry. C’mon. She was 35, a well-educated divorcee who’d been in the working world for several years. She said she knew nothing of royalty, didn’t Google her husband, and had no idea what she’d let herself in for. Really?

For those Canadians finger-wagging and tut-tutting about the way the Royals wouldn’t pay for H&M’s security, consider this: We were part of the problem. Remember the outrage when we learned we were paying for a Mountie detail when they stayed on the West Coast — even though we routinely provide security for visiting dignitaries?

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We paid $56,384 for the roughly four months they were here — which seems reasonable. But questions were asked of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and suddenly they weren’t wanted here.

As much as our hearts go out to Meghan over her mental health and the accusations of racism, some of her statements seem a bit far-fetched. Her assertion that the Archbishop of Canterbury married them in their backyard three days ahead of their fancy wedding seems a bit odd.

The Church of England requires two witnesses, so it couldn’t just have been the three of them, as they claimed. And the chances of an archbishop marrying them somewhere other than a church is slim.

Meghan and Harry talked about their love and respect for the Queen. Yet they’ve deliberately blown up everything the Queen believes in and has worked for.

To suggest she’s racist is preposterous. Her proudest achievement is the Commonwealth — an organization that’s remarkable for its diversity. She’s the person who’ll feel their barbs most deeply.

H&M want privacy, but talk to Oprah. They want out of the Royal Family but want their kids to be a prince and princess. They’ve dumped Harry’s family and Meghan said her dad  “betrayed,” and is “lost” to her.

Can all those people be wrong? Or could the real problem be Harry and Meghan?