Royal Family considers appointing 'diversity chief' following racism allegations

The Royal Family is considering appointing a 'diversity chief', according to a Buckingham Palace insider. 

• The Royal Family may appoint a 'diversity chief', following the recent criticism of its treatment of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 
• Buckingham Palace is working to improve its approach to issues of race by expanding its representation of marginalized groups, according to a royal insider.
• In other royal news, a royal official has claimed that Meghan and Harry didn’t get married days before their wedding.
  

The Royal Family is looking to appoint a diversity chief, according to a Buckingham Palace source. 

The news comes following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 3, which was watched by over 49.1 million people around the world. In the CBS special, Meghan shocked the legendary talkshow host when she revealed the comments made about Archie's skin color by an unnamed member of the royal household. 

The Royal Family was hit with major backlash following the interview, with many critics calling out the monarchy for its inherently flawed structure. Prince William even responded to racism claims on March 11, telling a reporter, "We are very much not a racist family."

The Queen also spoke to the media, expressing the Royal Family’s sympathies for Harry and Meghan’s experience in a rare statement. "The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” she wrote. 

Her Majesty went on to acknowledge the allegations made in the interview and to confirm that they will be handled away from the public eye. 

"The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.” 

The Queen signed off the statement on the affectionate note that "Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members."

A palace source has now revealed that the institution is taking practical steps towards resolving these contentious issues. The anonymous insider explained that, while the structural foundation already exists to effect change, there hasn’t been sufficient emphasis on ‘representation.’ 

‘We have the policies, the procedures and programmes in place but we haven't seen the progress we would like in terms of representation - and accept more needs to be done. We can always improve,’ they said. 

Speaking on the possibility of a 'diversity chief', the source said, "It is something that has to be considered but it is too early for any firm plans to be announced."

The importance of this progress, which has been in the works for a while now, has been highlighted since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview. 

"The work to do this has been under way for some time now and comes with the full support of the family,” the source added.

The exact details of this work have yet to be confirmed, but the family is reportedly taking things slowly to ensure they can handle these contentious matters respectfully. 

"We are listening and learning, to get this right,” they said. 

"This is obviously an area where members of the Royal Family have a strong track record in terms of their work, including through their charities.” 

The family is currently building on this background knowledge by seeking out ‘independent views’ to help them ‘assess and improve’ their approach. They will also focus on expanding representation of other marginalised groups, including the LGBTQI+ and disability community.