“A PRINCESS has been forced to publicly apologise after she sparked controversy for wearing a ‘racist’ brooch in front of Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle.
“Princess Michael — the wife of Prince Michael of Kent, attended Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas lunch while wearing a brooch in a “Blackamoor” style.
“The brooch features a black figure wearing a gold robe and headdress.
“In general, “Blackamoor” art has been seen as being racially insensitive.
“The figures are sculptures and other depictions of exoticised figures, including images of servants or slaves, which were used in European art in the Early Modern period.”
Read more at News.com.au
