Where Do You Come From?

A British black woman was invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace. Whilst there, she was reportedly 'interrogated' by an elderly 'lady-in-waiting' about where she and her family 'came from' (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/01/buckingham-palace-encounter-with-susan-hussey-like-an-interrogation-says-charity-boss). Such an inappropriate line of questioning can be very hurtful. It appeared to cast doubt on the woman's 'Britishness'. Generations of folk, from all over the globe, have made their lives in and contributed mightily to life in this country. Anyhow, in a biological sense, the question is also meaningless, unless one is fixated only on the last 200-300 years. All 'our people' (humans), came originally from Africa. It's only the date of migration to the UK that really varies! Being an earlier arrival, doesn't actually confer any greater degree of 'Britishness' (a purely arbitrary concept).