Queen’s great nephew gags racist heckler

Just days after it was disclosed that Princess Michael of Kent once owned a pair of black sheep she named Venus and serena, a second member of the Royal Family has become embroiled in a race row.

samuel Chatto, the Queen’s 21-yearold great-nephew, whose grandmother was Princess Margaret, was presiding over a meeting of Edinburgh university’s most famous debating club, the Diagnostic society, during which ‘highly offensive’ remarks were allegedly directed at a black undergraduate.

the club had gathered for one of its regular fortnightly debates, the motion for which was: ‘this society would Yield to temptation.’

unfortunately, one of the members, who wear black tie and fortify themselves with alcohol during their debates, appears to have taken the opportunity to describe one black member of the Diagnostic society as an ‘African dictator’, before telling him: ‘Go back to uganda, you slave.’

Chatto, who, as president wore robes over his suit, instantly intervened, silencing the loudmouth. He then apologised ‘unreservedly’ on behalf of the Diagnostic society to the person at whom the abusive comments had been directed. this is believed to have been Ezana tchukombe. though both Chatto (below) and tchukombe declined to comment, the latter has issued a statement in which he notes that the incident was ‘ exceptional in nature and was unequivocally condemned by all members of the society’. He further observes that ‘ the Diagnostic society makes it clear, both in our constitution and conduct, that any form of discrimination or harassment, direct or indirect, is completely intolerable’, and emphasises that ‘ this behaviour breached the core principles of the society and violated our own safe space policy’. the offending member is said to have resigned, while Old Etonian Chatto has been succeeded as Diagnostic president by tchukombe, as long planned. A university spokesman says: ‘the university is intent on promoting a positive culture for working and studying, in which all members of the university’s community treat each other with dignity and respect. ‘We do not tolerate racism or bigotry of any kind. the university will always provide swift and appropriate support for employees and students who decide to take action in relation to breaches of this policy.’