LONDON: Britain’s government rallied to the defense of the beleaguered royal family on Sunday after a new row of racism and an explosive Netflix documentary.
After recent trips abroad, Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said he would watch the Netflix hit “Stranger Things” first, preferring Prince Harry and wife Meghan’s tell-all programme.
But she stressed that there is no stronger supporter of a multicultural Britain than Harry’s father, King Charles III.
“And I think the attitude of the royal family to this country reflects the modern country that we see,” Wise told Sky News.
“That’s my personal experience. But I also think that’s what the whole world sees when they look at us.”
However, a UK charity at the center of the latest royal racism row says it has suspended support for black survivors of domestic abuse, following a storm of toxic hate.
Sistah Space founder Ngozi Fulani, who is British, was repeatedly asked at a Buckingham Palace reception on November 29 where she was “really” from.
Since revealing the exchange with Susan Hussey, 83, the godmother of Harry’s brother Prince William, Fulani has been the target of “appalling” racist abuse online.
In a statement late Friday, it said that as a result, Sista Space had been forced to “temporarily close” to protect its customers and staff.
After the controversy, Lady Hussey resigned from her role as a palace courtier and a spokesman for Prince William described Fulani’s questioning as “unacceptable”.
But it revived attacks on the royal family in the days since Harry and Meghan aired new allegations of racial bias in their Netflix documentary last week. (AFP)