I suppose I did assume at first the woman might be a nanny or housekeeper, but once I learned she was his wife, that was the end of it for me. But no, they have to make a big issue of such things.
I wondered if it was the wife or not but not because of her ethnicity, just wondered as I thought if she were a nanny she would perhaps be in trouble. It would have been the same whatever ethnicity she was
Why did the public assume initially it was the nanny?
Because that's what the original report said.
Apart from which as many Asians work as nannies and she looked a lot younger than him, it would have been a natural assumption at the time. What a lot of fuss! Everyone, rightly or wrongly, makes assumptions on what they see or hear before getting further information.