Prince William’s godmother has met to supply her honest apologies to a lady over “unacceptable” feedback she had made about her race and nationality at an official royal reception final month, Buckingham Palace stated on Friday.
Susan Hussey, 83, stop her position within the British royal household’s family after Ngozi Fulani, who was born in Britain and works for a home abuse assist group, revealed she had repeatedly requested her “what part of Africa are you from?” at an occasion hosted by King Charles’s spouse Camilla.
Buckingham Palace had known as the remarks “unacceptable and deeply regrettable”, however stated the 2 ladies had loved a gathering on Friday “filled with warmth and understanding”.
“Lady Susan has pledged to deepen her awareness of the sensitivities involved and is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the issues in this area,” the palace stated in an announcement.
“Ms Fulani, who has unfairly received the most appalling torrent of abuse on social media and elsewhere, has accepted this apology and appreciates that no malice was intended.”
The incident adopted accusations of racism towards the royal family made by Charles’s youthful son Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, and repeated of their Netflix documentary sequence launched this month.
William, Charles’s eldest son and inheritor to the throne, responded to the claims within the Winfrey interview, saying “we’re very much not a racist family”, whereas the Palace has pledged to do extra on variety and improve its variety of workers from ethnic minorities.
The decision of the incident involving Hussey will likely be welcomed by the royals who’ve been on the receiving finish of a swathe of recent accusations from Harry about his kinfolk within the Netflix sequence.
“Their majesties the king and the queen consort and other members of the royal family have been kept fully informed and are pleased that both parties have reached this welcome outcome,” the Palace stated of Friday’s assembly.
