a relative of the royal family has died

Complicated period for the Windsors and especially for Prince William and King Charles III. As they deal with Prince Harry’s intimate revelations in his book memoirs, The Alternateand to a decline in popularity never equaled, bad news today undermines their morale a little more. Indeed, a relative of Charles and William, but also of Harry, has just died, and it is Kuldip Singh Dhillon, a friend from their polo club. The man of Indian origin is died suddenly at the age of 72. The one that King Charles III called “affectionatelySooty (swarthy) due to his dark skin color, was chairman of Cirencester Park Polo Club near Highgrove in Gloucestershire, England. Wealthy property developer, Kuldip Singh Dhilion died while traveling in India earlier this week (around mid-January), as stated in the newspaper The Sun. Mark Hayden-Kellard, 60, former general manager of Cirencester Polo Club, said: “We are extremely sad… He will be greatly missed. He was a huge character here and we all loved him very much. We were all very touched by this. He was only 72 and healthy, so it’s a shock to all of us here at the Polo Club. We will definitely do something in the next few days to honor his memory.“.

A racist controversy

In 2009, Kuldip Singh Dhillon triggered a real controversy after it was revealed that King Charles III (at the time still Prince of Wales) called him “sooty”, this nickname having been qualified as “unpleasant” and “unacceptable“, although the Indian property developer then said he did not feel offended. Defending the Royal Family, Kuldip Singh Dhillon, who had also been friends with Queen Consort Camilla since the early 1970s, explained that his nickname was acceptable and not racist. “I have to say, you know you’ve made it when you’ve acquired a nickname. I love being called Sooty by my friends who I’m sure universally use that name as a harmless term of endearment. The Prince of Wales is a man without prejudice and his two sons have always been very respectful“.