The day Prince William's godmother got embroiled in a racism row: Two years ago today Lady Susan Hussey was accused of asking a black British woman 'Where are you really from?' - causing a storm that
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The day Prince William's godmother got embroiled in a racism row: Two years ago today Lady Susan Hussey was accused of asking a black British woman 'Where are you really from?' - causing a storm that

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The Royal Family were still reeling from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's bombshell claim about Archie's skin colour in their March 2021 interview with Oprah when another racism row threatened to engulf them. Lady Susan Hussey became embroiled in a race row in December 2022 Ngozi Fulani took to Twitter following the incident to express her outrage and it quickly became a major news story around the world Camilla, the Queen Consort, centre, attended the reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls, where the comments to Ngozi Fulani were made Prince William was reportedly quick to act following the incident and 'furiously' asked why his godmother was at the event in the first place The row began when Lady Hussey was outed in a series of tweets by Ngozi Fulani that were acutely embarrassing for the Royal Family. Ms Fulani tweeted from the Twitter account of her domestic abuse charity Sistah Space about the event, starting a media storm which almost engulfed the Royal Family Ngozi Fulani chats to guests at a reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls at Buckingham Palace on November 29, 2022 Lady Susan Hussey pictured with the Royal Family, for Prince William's confirmation in 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and her then lady in waiting Lady Susan Hussey arrive at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate in 2011 Lady Susan Hussey with Princess Anne, who would later to be the member of the Royal Family to welcome her back into a frontline role following the row Princess Diana watching on Derby Day from the balcony of the Royal Box at Epsom racecourse in Surrey with Lady Susan Hussey in 1986 She added: 'My children and grandchildren were proud though, in my parent's time, black people were only allowed in to those spaces to serve. Ngozi Fulani was warned by her Windrush generation parents to keep her head down as a child growing up in 'the only black family in the street' in north London in the 1960s John Hall, Dean of Westminster, and Lady Susan Hussey arriving for the Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Terry Wogan at Westminster Abbey in 2016 In his book Endgame, Scobie said William's actions showed him as able to take 'decisive action' independently from the palace, but that his decision didn't go down well with the King A palace source reportedly said the statement was a 'rash' and 'knee-jerk response'. Lady Susan Hussey was pictured meeting with Ms Fulani in December to apologise Prince Harry also defended Hussey in an interview with ITV in January, saying: 'Meghan and I love Susan Hussey.

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