The Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent

Being biracial paints a blurred line that is equal parts staggering and illuminating.” Yet when your ethnicity is black and white, the dichotomy is not that clear. “To describe something as being black and white means it is clearly defined. You can read an excerpt from her article below. In 2016, Markle opened up about her life as a bi-racial woman in an op-ed for Elle Magazine. Markle has faced issues of racism for much of her life. The two ended up getting married, but later divorced. Thomas Markle was working on a soap opera as a lighting director while Ragland had taken up a temp job at the production studio. Her father, Thomas Markle, met her mother, Doria Ragland, while working together. Markle was born to a white father and a black mother. Still produced today in Venice by the iconic Nardi firm and conjuring up images of Carnivale and the exotic mysterious East.”Īlthough the jewelry, which was created in Italy, is well-known as art, many felt that wearing such a brooch was disrespectful - some even calling it racist - as Prince Harry’s fiancee, Meghan Markle, was at the lunch as well. In the 19th century it became the expensive and sought-after jewelry to the rich. Sailors often wore a Morcic earring in their left ear. Inspired by styles of the East, this type of jewelry was believed to have protective powers and was sometimes worn as an amulet to guard against evil. Morcic Croatian jewelry and figures have been a speciality of the artisans of Venice and Croatia for hundreds of years. “According to An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry by Newman, a Blackamoor is a figure of a young male or female black African depicted in jewelry in a head or bust. According to People Magazine, this style often depicts “exoticized images of servants and slaves of African descent.”īelow is a description of “blackamoor” jewelry. Princess Michael of Kent’s pin is known as “blackamoor” jewelry. Ummm, did anyone else clock this? notorious racist princess michael of kent wearing a Moor broach while attending lunch with Meghan Markle.

The Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent