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Queen Elizabeth II’s lady-in-waiting has resigned after repeatedly questioning a Black British charity founder on her background.
Ngozi Fulani of Sistah Space, a charity that supports women of African and Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom who have faced domestic and sexual abuse, was invited to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday with about 300 other guests for a reception hosted by the Queen Consort Camilla meant to raise awareness about violence against women and girls.
Fulani shared the details of the encounter with Lady Susan Hussey on her Twitter account, stating that 10 minutes after her arrival, Hussey “moved my hair to see my name badge” and demanded to know where she was from.
When Fulani said she and her charity were based in the U.K., Hussey — Prince William’s godmother — asked for Fulani’s nationality, which the charity founder responded was British.
According to Fulani, Hussey then asked, “No but where do you really come from, where do your people come from?”
Fulani repeated she was born in and is of British nationality.
