After the ralph lauren uomo maniche lunghe polo harry 'paki' row It has been an uncomfortable few days for the royal family over issues of race. But as the row over prince harry using the word 'paki' to describe a military colleague raged on, it emerged that an indian polo playing friend of the prince of wales and his sons is known to them as 'sooty'. The friend in question is multi millionaire businessman kuldip singh dhillon, who plays with the three princes at cirencester park polo club close to highgrove, charles's gloucestershire home. According to members, mr dhillon has been 'affectionately' known as sooty 'for as long as anyone can remember'. Last night he issued a statement, denying the heir to the throne is in any way racist. 'I have to say that you know you have arrived when you acquire a nickname, ' he said.'I enjoy being called Sooty by my friends who I am sure universally use the name as a term of affection with no offence meant or felt. 'The Prince of Wales is a man of zero prejudice and both his sons have always been most respectful.' Described by friends as 'genial' and 'utterly charming', 58 year old mr dhillon who uses the name kolin socially has known charles for more than 20 years. A new racism row has hit the royal family after it emerged family friend kolin dhillon was 'affectionately' called 'sooty' by prince harry, william and father charles He has played host to charles and his sons at his sprawling manor house in the cotswolds on dozens of occasions. One member of the polo club said last night:'To be honest when I first joined I was rather taken back particularly as Kolin was, how can I put it, our only black face but it was a nickname he used personally so I, along with many others, thought there was no harm whatsoever in it. 'Kolin is certainly happy with the moniker and, to be honest, it rather amuses us.It has become something of a running joke at the expense of the politically correct brigade.A sort of"Two fingers"To the pc mob.' Kolin dhillon, pictured with prince charles, is a long standing polo friend of the royal family Among those frequently heard referring to mr dhillon as 'sooty' are charles and his sons, who have all played polo on the private field their friend has had built in the grounds of his home. Mr dhillon and his english born wife jacqueline have four children.William and harry and are particularly good friends ralph lauren donna tees with mr dhillon's youngest son, satnam, a professional polo player who keeps a string of ponies in his father's stables. A friend said:'I remember being at a tea there in, gosh, the late 1990s at which Charles was present.When it was time for him to go he stood up and said loudly,"I must just go and say goodbye to sooty".No one even blinked.' A clarence house spokesman said the princes had not used ralph Lauren outlet online the word 'sooty' in a racist manner Clarence house declined to comment on what they described as a 'private nickname allegedly used at a private club' but a source said:'To imply that any of the princes are racist is ridiculous'. But graham smith, of anti monarchy organisation republic, said:'I think it goes to show the Royal Family are not a symbol of unity, they're quite divisive.People are saying they are not racist but on the evidence in the public domain i think that's to the contrary.' Aides had to defend harry this week after it emerged that he had videotaped himself calling a fellow sandhurst cadet a 'paki' and using the word 'raghead' three ralph lauren uomo years ago. Harry referred to former pakistani platoon member ahmed raza khan as 'our little paki friend'.Aides insist he used the word without any malice, but he faces a dressing down from army chiefs. The racism row involving mr dhillon follows the emergence of video footage where prince harry refers to ahmed raza khan, right, as his 'little paki friend' Mr dhillion is also a former chairman of the schools and university polo association where one anonymous insider, who has known him for more than 15 years, said:'He has been called Sooty for as long as I remember. 'The Princes and other royalty have called him that since I first met him.He's never been upset about that.It's an affectionate nickname, after all.' Neither mr dhillion, who is believed to be a sikh and made his fortune through judicious property investments, nor his wife were available for comment yesterday.

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