As if the firestorm of controversy caused by Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back in March didn’t cast enough shade on England’s royal family, now comes news that Buckingham Palace may have a long history of discriminating against people of color for both employment and promotions. …
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Queen Elizabeth Hiring Royal ‘Diversity Czar’ Following Scandal Caused by Meghan Markle’s Interview With Oprah
Following Meghan Markle’s allegations of racism, unfair treatment and an overall lack of support from her royal in-laws in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth II is admitting Buckingham Palace could use some help — and has actually begun the search for a royal “Diversity Czar.” Reporter Sara Dorn…
Radio Host Fired Over Racist Tweet About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Baby
Prince Harry and California native Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcomed the arrival of their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on Monday. The same day the proud parents posed for photos with their son at St. George’s Hall in Windsor Castle, where they had their wedding reception,…
Archived: UPDATE: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Expecting Their First Child
UPDATE: Oct. 16, 2018 at 7:08 a.m. ET On Tuesday in Sydney, Australia, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, spoke publicly for the first time about her pregnancy. Markle spoke to Australian TV personality Eddie Woo, 33, at a reception at the Admiralty House, according to The Daily Mail. Woo said…
Archived: The Royal Wedding Ceremony Included the African-American Experience
The marriage of American actress Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry on Saturday was anything but the traditional royal protocol for a wedding at Windsor Castle in England. From a sermon by the first Black leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States to a soul-stirring gospel choir, it…
Archived: Racist Tweet About Meghan Markle and Cheddar Man Gets GOP Contender Banned
A scientific report on Britons originating from Africans pushed GOP contender Paul Nehlen’s buttons so much that he took to Twitter to decry the use of “‘junk science’ to prove whites never existed,” he said. In his quest to defend whiteness, Nehlen mocked American actress Meghan Markle, the fiance of…