"Hence we've started to publish for the first time our diversity statistics to ensure that we are both open and transparent about our efforts to improve and we fully expect to be held accountable for the progress that we make."
According to the palace source, the Queen and members of the royal family have "promoted and embraced" the diversity of both the nation and Commonwealth through their royal duties and "we therefore recognize that our own workforce needs to reflect the communities that we serve." "We have continuous engagement with external advisors, organizations that are at the grassroots level who sit on our steering committee -- people who are able to give us a different voice, a different perspective and we recognize that we must do more."The annual financial statement does not mention the ongoing review into historical bullying accusations leveled at Meghan.The Palace hired an external law firm earlier this year to probe the allegations.
Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sir Michael Stevens said: "There is nothing on [the bullying allegations review] in the report and we have nothing to add to our initial statement at this time.