An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace family has resigned after repeatedly asking a black woman who runs a charity for domestic abuse survivors which country she was ‘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 to women of African and Caribbean ancestry.
The incident occurred during a reception organized by Camilla, the queen consort, for women involved in the fight against domestic violence.
Charity leader Ngozi Fulani, center left, attends a reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls at Buckingham Palace, London, November 29, 2022.
(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, Files)
Fulani said when she told a family member she was from east London, she was asked, “No, what part of Africa are you from?”
The palace said it took the incident extremely seriously and investigated the “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments”.
Britain’s Press Association and a number of other media outlets in Britain have identified the woman who made the remarks as Lady Susan Hussey, who served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II for more than 60 years. She is also a godmother to the Prince of Wales.
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Fulani called the palace family member only as Lady SH. Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the individual’s identity.
The incident will cause concern 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 family asked her her color would have her baby skin when she was pregnant with her first child.
