BRITAIN
Prince’s use of ‘Sooty’ is defended by friend
LONDON (AP) — A friend of Prince Charles insisted Tuesday that the prince is not racist, after a newspaper reported that the heir to the throne refers to his friend as “Sooty.”
Kolin Dhillon said the nickname used by Charles and other players at the Cirencester Polo Club was a term of affection. The wealthy property developer is a member of the club, as is Charles, and is originally from the Indian subcontinent.
The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday that both Charles and his sons, William and Harry, call Dhillon “Sooty” and contended that the term was offensive.
Most Britons know the term “Sooty” from a 1950s children’s television program that featured a glove puppet in the shape of a teddy bear with the same name.
The royal family’s attitudes have been under scrutiny recently after a newspaper released video from 2006 of Prince Harry using a racial slur about a Pakistani army cadet.
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