page_title: Princess Michael of Kent
section_title: In the media
hierarchical_section_title: Princess Michael of Kent / In the media
caption_attribution_description: Princess Michael of Kent, wife of Prince Michael of Kent
context_page_description: Princess Michael of Kent is a member of the British royal family of German, Austrian, and Hungarian noble descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, a grandson of King George V. Princess Michael was an interior designer before becoming an author; she has written several books on European royalty. She does lecture tours as well as supporting her husband in his public duties.
context_section_description: The media claim she once declared to an American fashion magazine that she had "more royal blood in her veins than any person to marry into the royal family since Prince Philip". After being told about Princess Michael's lineage, the Queen reportedly joked that she was "a bit too grand for us".
  In 2004 she was accused of racistly insulting black diners at a restaurant in New York. A spokesperson acknowledged that the Princess had been angry at the group, who were seated on a table near her, but denied that she had told them to "go back to the colonies". 
  In February 2005, she gave a series of interviews to promote her book, in one of which she said that Britons should be more concerned about the bloodlines of their children, and claimed that the British media were "excited" by Prince Harry's decision to wear a swastika for a fancy dress party because of the British press' "ownership structure". She claimed that "there wouldn't have been so much fuss made" had he worn the hammer and sickle.
  In January 2014, the Princess faced criticism after her interview with Conrad Black. She described the older generation of the Royal Family as "boring for most people". Princess Michael also said that she was "very fond of" Diana, Princess of Wales, but also stated that the late Princess had "little education", and both she and Sarah, Duchess of York, were abandoned by their mothers at a young age, which made it hard for them to deal with their status as royal figures.
  In September 2015, the Princess was in the news for stating publicly that animals do not have rights because they do not pay taxes, have bank accounts or vote.
  In December 2017, the Princess was criticised for wearing a blackamoor brooch with a stylised figure of an African man to a Christmas banquet at Buckingham Palace. Meghan Markle, the current Duchess of Sussex, a mixed-race American woman of African and European descent, and at the time the fiancée of Prince Harry, was present at the dinner.
  In April 2018 her daughter's former partner alleged that the Princess had owned a pair of black sheep that she named after Venus and Serena Williams. A spokesperson refused to comment on the story.
caption: Princess Michael of Kent in June 2003
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