Prince William’s godmother beneath fireplace after asking Black lady the place she ‘really came from’

Lady Susan Hussey, the late Queen’s lady-in-waiting and Prince William’s godmother, has resigned from her palace publish after repeatedly asking a Black lady the place she “really came from”.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 1, 2022 15:20 IST

Lady Susan Hussey (Image credit;: Twitter)

By India Today Web Desk: A prime aide to the British royal household has apologised and resigned from her publish after she repeatedly requested a Black visitor at a palace occasion the place she “really came from”.

Ngozi Fulani, a British nationwide of African heritage and Caribbean descent, wrote on Twitter that the royal aide had repeatedly requested her: “What part of Africa are you from?” when she attended an occasion hosted by King Charles’s spouse Camilla, the queen consort, on Tuesday.

Fulani, who works for charity group Sistah Space, didn’t establish the royal aide however mentioned she was left traumatised by her persistent inquiries. In the tip, she instructed her: “I am born here and am British.”

Mixed emotions about yesterday’s go to to Buckingham Palace. 10 minutes after arriving, a member of workers, Lady SH, approached me, moved my hair to see my title badge. The dialog under occurred. The remainder of the occasion is a blur.
Thanks @ManduReid & @SuzanneEJacob for support🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/OUbQKlabyq
— Sistah Space (@Sistah_Space) November 30, 2022

The aide in query was later revealed to be Lady Susan Hussey, who occurs to be godmother to Prince William and served as lady-in-waiting to late Queen Elizabeth II for almost six a long time.

Lady Hussey, 83, started working for the royal household in 1960. Besides being the late Queen’s lonest serving lady-in-waiting, she can also be good buddies with King Charles.

Buckingham Palace later issued a press release that Lady Hussey has apologised and stepped other than her honorary function with rapid impact.

“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,” a palace spokesperson mentioned.

A spokesperson for Prince William, who’s King Charles’ inheritor, mentioned Lady Hussey’s feedback had been unacceptable and that “racism has no place in our society”.

The incident is the newest to embroil the royal household in allegations of racism, after King Charles’s youthful son Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan Markle made accusations in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.

In the interview, Meghan mentioned one unnamed member of the household had requested, earlier than their son Archie was born, how darkish his pores and skin could be.

The allegation clearly stung the monarchy, which promised any such points could be handled very critically, and prompted William, Harry’s older brother to comment days later: “We’re very much not a racist family.”

(With Reuters inputs)

Edited By:

Devika Bhattacharya

Published On:

Dec 1, 2022