Honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household resigns after allegedly repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she “came from,'' despite her insistence she was a British national.
Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it launched an investigation into an accusation that Lady Susan Hussey made racist comments to an attendee at a palace reception hosted byNgozi Fulani, the founder of Sistah Space, a nonprofit organization that supports women and families affected by domestic abuse,"What part of Africa are you from?" Fulani alleges Hussey asked her, according to her tweet.
Fulani -- who was at the palace for a reception on combatting violence against women, one of Camilla's main charitable interests -- wrote that she had "mixed feelings" about her visit to the palace, saying that after her conversation with Hussey, the "rest of the event is a blur." Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her lady-in-waiting, Diana, Lady Susan Hussey undertakes a walkabout to mark her Diamond Jubilee, April 30, 2012 in Windsor, England.On Wednesday, Buckingham Palace confirmed Hussey had "stepped aside from her honorary role.""We take this incident extremely seriously and have investigated immediately to establish the full details. In this instance, unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments have been made," the palace said in a statement.
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