Was Meghan right about the royals being racist?

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Is this the sort of thing that has been said behind palace doors for decades? And were any condescending, colonialist conversations ignored or, worse, waved off by the last monarch as part of the furniture? | OPINION by Kate Halfpenny

The speed with which “deeply regrettable” comments saw the late Queen’s head girl Lady Susan Hussey shown the door at Buckingham Palace speaks volumes about the new-look Windsors. It says Charles is serious about modernising the monarchy. It showcases the utter ruthlessness beneath the royals’ sentiment for tradition.

But none of it counted for anything after British-born charity director Ngozi Fulani tweeted on Wednesday she was “interrogated” at a palace function by Lady Hussey about “what part of Africa” she came from. Fulani said she felt “violated”. She said, “Being invited and then insulted has caused much damage”.

Her podcast drove me nuts. Her simultaneous smugness and “poor me” whingeing makes me want to challenge her to a wrestle. I can’t even bear her fabulous stealth wealth clothes. Still, I’m so up for revisiting with fresh eyes Meghan’s royal racism anecdote, not least because of the position Lady Hussey held.This is a woman who had the ear of QE2 since 1960, who did service for the royals at thousands of posh events, who knew the power of words via her husband’s career.

 

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What the hell has an inter family’s feud got to do with us? Every family has one kid dissatisfied with their lot. And if you’re trying to drag an old lady in her 90’s asking a question of origin of a person who dresses up like she’s from the West Indies or Africa? She’s not!!

Oh just stop. Megan is a wannabe attention seeker.

Don't care, but they are racist, it's common knowledge!

Does anyone care

What she said wasn’t racist. There are people dying in custody and we think this is racism. That’s pathetic.

Of course they are racist.

My magic beysian 8-ball days 'probably'.

The UK has gone mad. That comment/question - enquiring about someone's ancestry - was not racist. It was polite chit-chat but it must have suited the guest to blow it out of all proportions.

Horrible humans

Look, the godmother was perhaps ignorant but I dont think her comments qualify as racist. RacistRoyalFamily

Their wealth was built on exploitation, slaves, tobacco, opium, unfair deals with their colonies, stealing land from indigenous peoples and then exploiting them, and we’re surprised that they’re also racist, the entire concept of monarchy rests upon the belief of superiority

Commoners, upper classes and 'royals'.

Does she get along with ANY family? 🤔🤔

How could anybody possibly believe that she wasn't right? The empire was literally built on racism, and is crumbling because of it.

NO, she bloody well wasn't.

Well she lied about everything else, the wedding before the wedding, the conspiracy to deny her kids titles, that she has any talent

The resignation is BS. I believe this lady has worked for the RoyalFamily for multiple decades. So what, she isn't as astute as us under 45 year olds, doesn't mean she is racist One individual, as if one individual's opinion would tarnish the entire empire. Give her job back.

Did you suddenly develop amnesia about Prince Phillip?

Zzzzzzzz

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