Article: They wanted a white face at Highgrove. I was not that face. Prince Charles' valet said I was just a f***ing n***er typist; ROYAL SECRETARY TELLS OF RACE TAUNT ORDEAL.(News)

Byline: RICHARD SMITH

PRINCE Charles' former personal secretary wept yesterday as she claimed she was the victim of racist taunts at Highgrove.

Lizzy Burgess, 39, told an employment tribunal she was called a "f***ing n**ger typist" by the prince's valet Michael Fawcett.

She said: "They wanted a white face at Highgrove and I was not that face. In the Prince of Wales' household they are still very much of the old school and they haven't really accepted black people.

"I never really felt part of the team. There were always black jokes and ...

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