down as senior royals. nicholas witchell reports. it is the institution which stands at the pinnacle of national life. but now, for the first time, buckingham palace has conceded that it has not done enough to promote diversity within the royal household. the publication of the palace's annual report has been accompanied by remarks by a senior royal official. on diversity, the official said... both the queen and the prince of wales have embraced the principles of diversity over many years. yet only 8.5% of buckingham palace staff are from ethnic minorities. a target of 10% has now been set to be achieved by the end of next year. according to the palace, this more active approach to diversity was under way before the duke and duchess of sussex gave their us television interview in which meghan suggested she'd