LONDON: A letter with white powder used to be sent to Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle, the Evening Standard newspaper reported on Thursday, saying it used to be additionally believed to comprise a racist message.
The paper mentioned that officials from the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism command have been referred to as in after the letter used to be gained on February 12 at a sorting administrative center in St James's Palace in central London.
But research of the powder discovered that it used to be innocuous. Contacted by way of AFP, Prince Harry's press service at Kensington Palace declined to remark at the report.
"Police are investigating after a package containing a substance was delivered to St James's Palace on Monday, 12 February," police mentioned in a commentary.
"The substance was tested and confirmed as non-suspicious. Officers are also investigating an allegation of malicious communications which relates to the same package," the commentary mentioned.
The Evening Standard mentioned police have been believed to be examining whether or not the incident used to be connected to a package containing white powder that used to be sent to the British parliament on February 13. The couple are because of marry in Windsor on May 19.
When their relationship used to be first printed in 2016, Harry issued a strongly-worded commentary towards media harassment of his mixed-race female friend.
Harry's communications secretary Jason Knauf mentioned at the time that Markle have been the subject of "a wave of abuse and harassment."
"Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her," Knauf mentioned then.
The paper mentioned that officials from the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism command have been referred to as in after the letter used to be gained on February 12 at a sorting administrative center in St James's Palace in central London.
But research of the powder discovered that it used to be innocuous. Contacted by way of AFP, Prince Harry's press service at Kensington Palace declined to remark at the report.
"Police are investigating after a package containing a substance was delivered to St James's Palace on Monday, 12 February," police mentioned in a commentary.
"The substance was tested and confirmed as non-suspicious. Officers are also investigating an allegation of malicious communications which relates to the same package," the commentary mentioned.
The Evening Standard mentioned police have been believed to be examining whether or not the incident used to be connected to a package containing white powder that used to be sent to the British parliament on February 13. The couple are because of marry in Windsor on May 19.
When their relationship used to be first printed in 2016, Harry issued a strongly-worded commentary towards media harassment of his mixed-race female friend.
Harry's communications secretary Jason Knauf mentioned at the time that Markle have been the subject of "a wave of abuse and harassment."
"Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her," Knauf mentioned then.
Racist' white powder letter sent to Meghan Markle: Report
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