Ricky Haruna ( pictured ) whose duties included guarding Kate Middleton , said she was fired from the Met Police after complaining about racism . A decorated female police officer who sued Britain 's biggest police force for racial discrimination after claiming she was called a n***** by a colleague has won her case and will return to work . Ricky Haruna , 39 , whose duties included guarding Kate Middleton , said she was fired from London 's Metropolitan Police last June after complaining about racism and launched a case for harassment and wrongful dismissal . She is now returning to duty after an appeals tribunal backed her claims . PC Haruna was sacked from the force after what she called a 'malicious arrest ' over an alleged fraud , one of three claims which led to her dismissal , and which she was later cleared of . She told the tribunal the Met only took disciplinary action against her because she pursued the racism complaints . She said : 'There was no evidence on which any reasonable , unbiased panel would have dismissed me . ' The racist abuse started in 2010 when a suspected shoplifter called her 'midnight ' - a racist term used in South London . She said instead of supporting her other officers present 'appeared to laugh ' . She added she did not receive support from senior officers when she told them a colleague called her ' a n***** ' . She said : 'After that I was harassed and ­ victimised by racist police officers and those that support and cover up for racists in senior management . ' She also said she was excluded from a staff Christmas dinner , telling the tribunal : ' I was the only black police officer and only female police officer based in that office at the time and I felt singled out and picked on . ' She was sacked seven years after she was pictured alongside Kate Middleton - then Prince William 's girlfriend - and who she regularly escorted . PC Haruna was sacked from the force after a 'malicious arrest ' over an alleged fraud which she was later cleared of . She is pictured holding the two commendations which she was awarded by the force in 2007 . Although she can not speak about the case as she is now re-employed by the force , her lawyer Lawrence Davies said : 'She was devastated to be unlawfully dismissed and elated to be reinstated . 'She very much looks forward to rebuilding her career in the Met Police , ' he told the Sunday Mirror . He previously said : 'When PC Haruna reported the bullying in the workplace , rather than support her , the Met 's response was to target her and sack her . ' PC Haruna joined the Met in January 2002 after graduating in sociology and criminology from Goldsmiths , ­University of London . She saved the lives of two people during her career and was awarded two commendations . A Metropolitan Police spokesman said : 'Her disciplinary process was prompted by a public complaint regarding alleged criminal conduct which was investigated by the Directorate of Professional Standards . 'It is only right that such complaints are investigated , however , the steps taken by the MPS in this instance will be reviewed in the light of the PAT findings . ' PC Haruna told the tribunal the Met only took action against her because she pursued the racism complaints .
Ricky Haruna , 39 , won her racial discrimination case against the Met Police . Decorated officer guarded Duchess of Cambridge as part of her duties . Ms Haruna said she was fired after complaining about experiencing racism . Said she was called ' a n** by officers who were not trained to deal with black people and that they had no idea how to handle them properly.