The Duke of Cambridge is understood to have privately expressed his concerns to the chief executive of Bafta about the lack of diversity in this year’s awards shortlist.
Prince William, the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 2010, will attend the awards ceremony tonight in central London, alongside Hollywood stars from Brad Pitt to Scarlett Johansson.
He is expected to use his speech to criticise the lack of black, Asian and minority ethnic actors in the leading four acting categories. No women were shortlisted for the best director award.
Bafta’s chief executive, Amanda Berry, admitted she was “very disappointed” when the nominations were announced last month. The awards have been repeatedly condemned for failing to make progress over the
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