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The royal household reportedly prohibits "coloured foreigners" from working in clerical roles, only as domestic servants.

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 t...

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 Sou...

Dan KitwoodGetty Images According to a new report published by , Buckingham Palace allegedly banned ethnic minorities and foreigners from holding certain positions within Queen Elizabeth IIs royal household until at least the 1960s. The outlet also reported that even today, the queens household remains exempt from U.K. laws that prevent race and sex discrimination. Based on unearthed documents obtained by The Guardian, Buckingham Palace reportedly negotiated with government officials to ensu...

Today, cnn has learned president biden and the first lady will meet with queen elizabeth at windsor castle. this is after the g7 summit later this month, but the meeting with her majesty the queen comes amid a damning new report today from "the guardian," which has uncovered documents revealing how buckingham palace allegedly banned colored immigrants or officers from holding positions at the palace at least in the late 60s. anna stewart is following this for us. >> reporter: this report is real...

Known. quite aside from the historical context here and the fact that there appears to have been systemic racism within the institution of the royal family at least in the 1960s is the fact that there is still, today, exempt from such equality legislation. that is what is meant by crown application and crown consent. the palace say that they do comply with equality lies in spirit and in practice. if complaints are made, though, they are essentially dealt with in-house, and following the revelati...

Race is an important issue for the monarchy after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused an unnamed member of the royal family of a racist comment.

One of the Queen’s most senior aides revealed in the late 1960s it was not the “practice” to employ “coloured immigrants or foreigners” to clerical posts in the royal household, archive documents have shown. Lord Tryon, the keeper of the privy purse at the time, spoke about minorities in the royal workforce in documents unearthed by the Guardian newspaper. The paper also outlined how in the late 1960s civil servants and senior figures from Government negotiated with royal aides an exe...

One of the Queen’s most senior aides revealed in the late 1960s it was not the “practice” to employ “coloured immigrants or foreigners” to clerical posts in the royal household, archive documents have shown. Lord Tryon, the keeper of the privy purse at the time, spoke about minorities in the royal workforce in documents unearthed by the Guardian newspaper. The paper also outlined how in the late 1960s civil servants and senior figures from Government negotiated with royal aides an exe...

Buckingham Palace banned ‘coloured immigrants’ from clerical jobs in 1960s, papers reveal Luke OReilly One of the Queen’s most senior aides revealed in the late 1960s it was not the “practice” to employ “coloured immigrants or foreigners” to clerical posts in the royal household, archive documents have shown. Lord Tryon, the keeper of the privy purse at the time, spoke about minorities in the royal workforce in documents unearthed by the Guardian newspaper. The pap...