Buckingham Palace announces ‘diversity review’ in wake of racism accusations

Buckingham Palace is reviewing diversity policies across all royal households, a statement said.

The Royal Family is seeking to review its diversity policies following the controversy that surrounded the interview the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave to Oprah Winfrey earlier this month, according to a report by the BBC.

The Palace already has diversity policies, procedures and programs in place but has not seen the progress it would like, royal sources told the British broadcaster.

The work began before Prince Harry and his wife Meghan made allegations of racism within the Royal Family, they said.

The Duke and Duchess’s interview included claims they had been asked how dark their son’s skin would be before his birth.

The duchess said there had been “concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie’s] skin might be when he was born.”