An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace family has resigned after repeatedly asking a black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she “comes from”, despite her insistence that she was a British citizen.
The conversation was detailed on Twitter by Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, an east London shelter that provides specialist support for women of African and Caribbean descent.
The incident took place at a reception hosted by Camilla, the Queen Consort, for women working to combat domestic violence.
Charity leader Ngozi Fulani, center left, attends a reception to raise awareness about violence against women and girls at Buckingham Palace, London, on November 29, 2022.
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Fulani said that when she told a family member she was from East London, they asked her: “No, what part of Africa are YOU from?”
The palace said it took the incident extremely seriously and was investigating the “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments.”
The Press Association of Great Britain and several other news outlets in Britain identified the woman who made the comments as Lady Susan Hussey, who was Queen Elizabeth II’s lady-in-waiting for more than 60 years. She is also godmother to the Prince of Wales.
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Fulani named the member of the palace house only as Lady SH. Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the identity of the individual.
The incident will raise concerns at the palace following allegations of racism by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, who is married to Prince Harry. Meghan, a biracial American, said last year that a member of the royal household asked her what color skin her baby would be when she was pregnant with her first child.
