Princess Michael of Kent has apologised after wearing a blackamoor brooch to the Queen’s Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, attended by Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle, who is of mixed race by virtue of her white father and African American mother. She was later criticised online for wearing “racist jewellery”. Markle is understood to have met Princess Michael of Kent at the lunch, but it is not known if she was wearing the brooch at the time. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release official engagement photos Read moreA spokesman for the princess said: “The brooch was a gift and has been worn many times before. Princess Michael is very sorry and distressed that it has caused offence.”It is not the first time the princess has been accused of racism.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2017 23:37 UTC