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The great-grandaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst has called for more women in power to prevent further gender inequality made worse by the pandemic. Ahead of International Women’s Day, activist Dr Helen Pankhurst - whose grandmother was Emmeline’s daughter, campaigner Sylvia Pankhurst - said the UK’s predominantly male leadership has risked women’s lives throughout the Covid-19 response. Her damning comments come as it’s revealed that 77% of frontline workers are women - but only a quarter made up the coronavirus taskforce tackling the pandemic in the UK. Dr Pankhurst, 56, told the Sunday Mirror: “We need more women in leadership because otherwise women are marginalised. What do you think? Share your views in the comments below... “You must have that lens of someone in policy-making who understands - it doesn’t work if you only have the male perspective. “Policies need to reflect women’s realities - and at the moment just 34% of women are MPs. And that … [Read more...] about Inspirational Women of the year from Oxford vaccine creator to Marcus Rashford’s mum

Poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Serena Williams have come out in support of the Duchess of Sussex following the royal couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan's long-term friend Williams led the backing, calling the duchess her "selfless friend" who "teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble". Gorman, who became well known after a powerful performance at Joe Biden's inauguration, referred to "the Crown" in one tweet. Live updates after Sussexes' Oprah interview She said the royals had missed the "greatest opportunity for change" and "didn't just maltreat her light". Advertisement "Meghan is living the life Diana should have, if only those around her had been as brave as she was," she added in another tweet. "Meghan isn't living a life without pain, but a life without a prison." Meghan was the Crown's greatest opportunity for change, regeneration, and reconciliation in a new era. They didn't just maltreat her … [Read more...] about Meghan and Harry interview: Amanda Gorman and Serena Williams lead support for duchess after Oprah show

Prince Harry has said he has become estranged from his father - but he hopes to "heal" his damaged relationship with the Prince of Wales. In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey which largely focused on his wife Meghan 's experiences within the Royal Family , the Duke of Sussex revealed he feels "really let down" by his father. Harry said while in Canada, where they decided to quit their royal duties, he had "three conversations with my grandmother and two conversations with my father, before he stopped taking my calls". Live reaction from around the world to the Sussexes' Oprah interview Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Meghan claims Archie's skin colour was discussed He said Charles asked for him to put his plan "in writing", adding: "I put all the specifics in there, even the fact that we were planning on putting the announcement out on the 7th of January." Advertisement Asked … [Read more...] about Meghan and Harry interview: Charles ‘stopped taking’ son’s calls – but Duke of Sussex wants to ‘heal’ relationship

It has been one of the most heavily-hyped interviews of recent years - the promos in the lead-up showing a couple prepared to lay all their cards on the table. But the final event was even more explosive than I think most of us who follow Harry and Meghan could have anticipated. To hear Meghan say there were questions about the colour of her unborn child's skin as she was pregnant with Archie is shocking. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Meghan claims Archie's skin colour was discussed Yes, it was protocol that dictated her son would not receive the title of prince unless the Queen stepped in. But with a little guiding from Oprah, Meghan appears to suggest she had the feeling the final decision may have been down to Archie's mixed race heritage. Advertisement Live reaction from around the world to the Sussexes' Oprah interview After the younger royals have done so much in recent years to try … [Read more...] about Meghan and Harry on Oprah: Impossible for Queen to stay silent about explosive interview

The Duchess of Sussex says "concerns" were raised about baby Archie's skin colour before he was born and she had suicidal thoughts during her time in the Royal Family. In a two-hour interview aired in the US - Oprah With Meghan And Harry : A Primetime Special, the couple made a series of bombshell claims - including Harry saying Prince Charles had at one point stopped taking his calls, and alleging he had been "trapped" in the royal system, "like the rest of my family". Live updates after Sussexes' Oprah interview Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Meghan told Oprah there were 'skin colour' concerns The couple also discussed racism, with Harry saying it "hurt" that his family did not speak out against articles "with colonial undertones" written about his wife. Meghan told Winfrey she married into the royals "naively, because I didn't grow up knowing much about the Royal Family". Advertisement … [Read more...] about Meghan and Harry interview: Duchess tells Oprah there were ‘concerns’ about Archie’s skin colour and she contemplated suicide