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Symbolic or meaningless? What black Britons think of Meghan's marriage to Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. They will get married later this month. [Reuters]

Lawyer Gaile Walters has no time for the British monarchy but still believes the wedding of American actress Meghan Markle to Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, Prince Harry, marks an important moment for Britain’s black community.

“It has to be significant. The fact of someone black being married into the royal family represents a widening and a diversion and an inclusion that it’s never had before,” Walters told Reuters as she shopped in Brixton, south London.

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