‘Where is the moral compass?’: Black women on monarchy’s treatment of Meghan

‘I think [the documentary] further compounded what I suspected all along – that this family that lives off the public purse is not reflective of society,’ says Ros Griffiths. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Ros Griffiths, a 57-year-old community organiser in London, was initially hopeful when Meghan Markle married into the British royal family. She regarded their wedding and Meghan’s initial acceptance into the family as a step in the right direction for the institution.

“That’s what I thought initially. Then it went all downhill very quickly,” said Griffiths. “I think [the documentary] further compounded what I suspected all along – that this family that lives off the public purse is not reflective of society.”