Newspaper headlines: Harry interview reaction and 'US China fears'

Many of Monday's papers focus on Prince Harry's ITV interview. The Daily Telegraph highlights his claim that his brother and sister-in-law stereotyped his wife, Meghan, as a "divorced, bi-racial, American actress", and never really accepted her from the beginning.

The paper also believes the Duke of Sussex didn't receive as easy a ride as he might have expected from the interviewer Tom Bradby - whom it describes as his "pal". It suggests Mr Bradby refused to let Prince Harry off the hook, and questioned him about his claims to the point where the interview became "testier".

"We Never Called Royals Racist" is the Sun's headline. It's a reference to Harry's attempt to row back on claims made in the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey last year. It suggests viewers will have been "astonished" last night, that he denied he and Meghan had accused the Royal Family of racism. The paper's editorial says Harry seems to have "fallen into a deep, dark well of self-obsession".

The Mirror also concentrates on the attempt to clarify the racism claims - arguing that he's left it too late to back away from a damaging allegation.

The Daily Express, though, thinks Harry has "put the record straight" - in what it called an 'extraordinary' TV interview. The paper's royal correspondent feels that the prince tackled the most damaging allegation - that the royals were racist - and that the clarification would be welcomed by them. But the Express criticises Harry for writing the memoir in the first place - suggesting he has "sold his soul".

It's a view the Daily Mail shares. It says Harry may have tarnished his reputation with what it calls his "tawdry" memoir. Its coverage of yesterday's interview leads on Harry's belief that fellow royals were complicit in what he calls the pain and suffering inflicted on his wife. "My Family Helped Drive Meghan Out", is the headline.

The same claim preoccupies the Times - but it suggests that Harry was holding out an olive branch to his family - by declaring that the royals weren't racists. The paper also reports that King Charles was seen in public for the first time since details of the book emerged - and appeared in good spirits. Its front page photograph is of events in Brazil, and shows supporters of Jair Bolsonaro storming government buildings.

The Guardian also has a picture of the unrest in Brazil, but it leads on hopes of a possible breakthrough on a pay deal for striking nurses. The paper says it understands that ministers - who are due to hold talks with their unions today - are now prepared to look at a one-off payment, after Downing Street and the Treasury were accused of blocking such a move last month.

There's a big photo on the front of the Financial Times of a passenger being welcomed at Shanghai's Pudong airport - after China lifted Covid quarantine requirements for international arrivals yesterday. It also has a report that American and Japanese armed forces are integrating their command structures, to prepare for possible conflict with China, because of tension.