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<\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nLONDON\u2014Touting the remarkable progress made towards broader cultural representation in the royal family, Queen Elizabeth II declared Monday that the British monarchy\u2019s recent diversity initiative was a complete success. \u201cIt is with great pleasure that I tell you all that the Crown\u2019s plan to introduce diversity into the royal family has been a rousing success,\u201d said the queen, who launched the initiative in 2013 in response to mounting public pressure for the Blood Royal to include more perspectives of people of color. \u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot to bring more women in over the last decade, but we lagged behind in terms of multiethnic inclusion. It\u2019s important that the royal family represents the true face of Britannia. Now, with Meghan in the fold, we\u2019re just that much closer.\u201d Following a mutually satisfactory follow-up meeting with Buckingham Palace\u2019s Ministry of Workplace Standards, Health and Safety, the Crown announced that the initiative has been dissolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
May 21, 2018\u00a0(theonion.com) LONDON\u2014Touting the remarkable progress made towards broader cultural representation in the royal family, Queen Elizabeth II declared Monday that the British monarchy\u2019s recent diversity initiative was a complete success. \u201cIt is with great pleasure that I tell you all that the Crown\u2019s plan to introduce diversity into… Continue reading