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Harry and Meghan letter sent to palace 'race hate crime' | |
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A letter containing a substance sent to St James's Palace is being treated as a "racist hate crime", police said. | |
The Met Police tested the substance and said it was not harmful. No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing. | |
The Evening Standard reports the letter was addressed to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. | |
It was received on February 12, the day before a package containing white powder was sent to Westminster. | |
It is alleged the substance sent to St James's Palace was also white powder. Officers are looking into whether or not the two packages are linked. | It is alleged the substance sent to St James's Palace was also white powder. Officers are looking into whether or not the two packages are linked. |
A spokesman said: "It is being treated as a racist hate crime. The matter is being investigated by officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command." | |
Prince Harry condemned the "the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls" Ms Markle was subject to when they made their relationship public in 2016. |
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