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Article: PRINCE CHARLES' STAFF ACCUSED OF RACISM
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- United Press International
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- December 7, 2001
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United Press International
12-07-2001
Prince Charles' staff accused of racism
LONDON, Dec 07, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A former secretary to Prince Charles told an employment tribunal she had been the victim of racist jokes and name-calling by his aides while working for the prince at his Highgrove estate in west England.
Elizabeth Burgess said she believed the fact she was black worked against her. "They wanted a white face at Highgrove, and I was not that face," she said.
At the tribunal, which continued Friday, she said she was dismissed from her job after a run-in with Prince Charles's private secretary, Mark Bolland, and personnel officer Mimi Watts, when she ...