The ladies discuss recent revelations that Buckingham Palace banned “coloured immigrants and foreigners” from working in office roles in the royal household until at least the late 1960s and that the Queen is still exempt from race and gender equality laws (meaning that individuals working for her household cannot launch legal complaints regarding discrimination in the UK courts), and ask why the Queen gets to be above the law and whether it’s enough to uphold the spirit of the law when there are no legal consequences for discriminatory acts. Featuring guest host, Anissa.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 

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(Website – Show notes)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/02/buckingham-palace-banned-ethnic-minorities-from-office-roles-papers-reveal

(Article – Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal – David Pegg and Rob Evans for The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/queen-lobbied-for-changes-to-three-more-laws-documents-reveal

(Article – Queen lobbied for changes to three more laws, documents reveal – David Pegg and Rob Evans for The Guardian)

https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/what-is-queens-consent-and-why-it-matters/

(Explainer – What is Queen’s consent and why it matters – Michal Smigla for Legal Cheek)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/10/queens-consent-constitutional-outrage-parliament-mp-peer-draft-bill-criminal-charge

(Article – Queen's consent is a constitutional outrage – parliament must abolish it – Norman Baker for The Guardian)

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Join Monah, Nushy Rose and Sophie Hannah, three smart, curious and opinionated highly-melanated women, as they and their guests discuss everything from current affairs to pop culture, and everything in between. No subject is off limits for these ladies, especially when it comes to issues affecting British communities of colour. Get ready to laugh, learn and liberate your mind, because if there’s one thing you can guarantee, it’s that the Ethnically Speaking ladies will be giving it to you straight!

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