The first black Granadier Guard finally speaks out about the horrific racism he was subjected to.
The first black man to join an elite regiment that guarded the late Queen has discussed enduring “horrendous” racial abuse while in service. Richard Stokes joined the Grenadier Guards in 1986 after encouragement from his white adoptive father, following comments by Prince Charles that there were no black faces “under the bearskin”. But after applying […]
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The first black man to join an elite regiment that guarded the late Queen has discussed enduring “horrendous” racial abuse while in service. Richard Stokes joined the Grenadier Guards in 1986 after encouragement from his white adoptive father, following comments by Prince Charles that there were no black faces “under the bearskin”. But after applying […]
