The palace aims to improve diversity in the coming months.
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Buckingham Palace says it “must do more” to increase its number of ethnically diverse employees.
For the first time, the Royal Household is revealing how many of their staff come from non-white backgrounds, following a recent push to increase diversity.
The figures, which come from the Palace’s financial accounts, show that just 8.5% of current employees come from ethnically diverse backgrounds. By comparison, 14% of England and Wales’s population is ethnically diverse, according to 2018 figures.
The Palace admits they “must do more” to improve diversity among the Royal Staff. They plan to increase numbers to 10% by 2022.
At the moment, the Royal Household is less diverse than the House of Commons, magistrates benches, and the Civil Service.
Revenue falls for royals
The new figures come from the Queen’s annual report on taxpayer-funded spending.
The report also revealed that visits to royal palaces dropped during the past year, likely as a result of Coronavirus restrictions. Profits from ticket sales fell by more than half, or 9.4 million pounds.
The fall in revenue was offset, however, by savings and 2.4 million pounds from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have now repaid the cost of renovations for their former home, Frogmore Cottage.
Racism accusations
In March, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused the Royal Family of racism. Speaking to Oprah Winfrey, the couple alleged that offensive comments had been made about their son’s skin colour. They did not reveal who made the remarks, but say this contributed to their decision to quit as working Royals.
At the time, Prince William insisted that they were “not a racist family”, but a statement released by Buckingham Palace called the claims “concerning”. Credit: Getty Images
At the time, Prince William insisted that they were “not a racist family”, but a statement released by Buckingham Palace called the claims “concerning”.
The Palace says that the changes to their diversity policy predate these accusations, and are unrelated.
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Buckingham Palace says it “must do more” to increase its number of ethnically diverse employees.
For the first time, the Royal Household is revealing how many of their staff come from non-white backgrounds, following a recent push to increase diversity.
The figures, which come from the Palace’s financial accounts, show that just 8.5% of current employees come from ethnically diverse backgrounds. By comparison, 14% of England and Wales’s population is ethnically diverse, according to 2018 figures.
The Palace admits they “must do more” to improve diversity among the Royal Staff. They plan to increase numbers to 10% by 2022.
At the moment, the Royal Household is less diverse than the House of Commons, magistrates benches, and the Civil Service.
Revenue falls for royals
The new figures come from the Queen’s annual report on taxpayer-funded spending.
The report also revealed that visits to royal palaces dropped during the past year, likely as a result of Coronavirus restrictions. Profits from ticket sales fell by more than half, or 9.4 million pounds.
The fall in revenue was offset, however, by savings and 2.4 million pounds from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have now repaid the cost of renovations for their former home, Frogmore Cottage.
Racism accusations
In March, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused the Royal Family of racism. Speaking to Oprah Winfrey, the couple alleged that offensive comments had been made about their son’s skin colour. They did not reveal who made the remarks, but say this contributed to their decision to quit as working Royals.
At the time, Prince William insisted that they were “not a racist family”, but a statement released by Buckingham Palace called the claims “concerning”. Credit: Getty Images
At the time, Prince William insisted that they were “not a racist family”, but a statement released by Buckingham Palace called the claims “concerning”.
The Palace says that the changes to their diversity policy predate these accusations, and are unrelated.
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