The palace says a report that non-white people used to be barred from clerical jobs with the royal household was based on a second-hand account of conversations from over 50 years ago.
Royal Family banned coloured immigrants from office jobs; Buckingham Palace responds
The Guardian published an investigative account of how Buckingham Palace until the late 1960s banned “coloured immigrants or foreigners” from serving in clerical roles in the royal household. Written By Royal Family banned coloured immigrants from office jobs; Buckingham Palace responds.
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The royal family and Queen Elizabeth s monarchy seem to be treading hot waters off late and a latest investigative report has taken it a step further. On Wednesday, The Guardian published an investigative account of how Buckingham Palace until the late 1960s banned “coloured immigrants or foreigners” from serving in clerical roles in the royal household. Citing a new set of documents, the article reignites the British royal family s history with race.
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A new report published by The Guardian claims coloured immigrants or foreigners were banned from serving in clerical roles in the royal household until at least the late 1960s.
Buckingham Palace has responded in a statement saying: Claims based on a second-hand account of conversations from over 50 years ago should not be used to draw or infer conclusions about modern-day events or operations.
The report, from unearthed documents from the government s National Archives, comes three months after accusations made by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry against the institution.
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The papers uncovered at the National Archives showed that any laws regarding racial or gender based discrimination in the workplace did not apply to Buckingham Palace.
In a statement from the palace, this claim was not disputed, rather explaining that they had a separate process to deal with any complaints of this nature.
They added in the statement: This is reflected in the diversity, inclusion and dignity at work policies, procedures and practises within the Royal Household. Any complaints that might be raised under the Act follow a formal process that provides a means of hearing and remedying any complaint.