Palace Must Address 'Institutional Racism' Past and Present, U.K. Lawmaker Says
On 6/3/21 at 7:32 AM EDT
Lawmaker Bell Ribeiro-Addy called for action after
The Guardianunearthed a 1968 government memo outlining a Royal Household policy that confined people of color to servant and domestic roles.
The declassified papers detailed discussions that led to the palace being given an exemption keeping some race and sex discrimination allegations out of the courts.
Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham, in South London, wrote on Twitter: "The monarchy is a public institution funded by public money.
Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to The Royal Australian Air Force Memorial on March 31, 2021 near Egham, England. The queen's Royal Household had a policy of confining 'colored immigrants' to domestic roles in the 1960s, declassified papers suggest.