Princess Michael of Kent sorry for wearing ‘racist’ brooch
- 23 December 2017 – BBC UK – Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Princess Michael of Kent was pictured wearing the brooch after attending the Queen’s annual Christmas banquet at Buckingham Palace Princess Michael of Kent has apologised for wearing a brooch that critics have called “racist”. The royal, who married the Queen’s first cousin, attended a Christmas banquet at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday wearing a blackamoor brooch. Prince Harry’s fiancée, Meghan Markle, who is mixed-race, was also a guest at the lunch. A spokesman said the princess “is very sorry and distressed that it has caused offence”. www.mesop.de
