In this second special episode about the royal racism scandal, Clive Irving joins Phil and Andrew from America.

His perspective is very different to that of our last guest, Lady Colin Campbell, since he views racism allegations made against Britain’s King Charles (and future Queen Kate) in the context of a bigger story - that of a dynasty trying to come to terms with the darker sides of its own, and Britain’s, history. A history of empire and slavery is a critical element in this, which is why so many people outside the UK, in America and in the Commonwealth, are looking to the family to do more on race and equality.

Clive is a leading columnist on the Daily Beast in New York and, previously during a long career as a journalist, was the founder of the famous Sunday Times Insight investigative team, and managing editor of the paper. More recently he’s author of 'The Last Queen’, which covered the reign of Elizabeth II and its impact on the nation.

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