Charles and Camilla invite the charity’s boss, Ngozi Fulani, to Buckingham Palace for post-race talks with Lady Susan
- Ngozi Fulani revealed how she was questioned by Lady Susan Hussey at the palace
- Lady Susan, 83, resigned from her volunteer position “effective immediately”.
- Plans are now underway for Charles and Camilla to meet the boss of Sistah Space
- Ms Ngozi met Charles before when he visited Limelight nightclub in 1997
Buckingham Palace has invited the black charity boss, who has been repeatedly asked by a lady-in-waiting where she is “really” from, to meet the King and Queen.
Ngozi Fulani, 61, has revealed how she was questioned by Lady Susan Hussey, 83, at the palace last week.
The British-born boss of Sistah Space – a charity for Afro-Caribbean victims of domestic violence – said the lady-in-waiting kept asking her: “Where are you really from?”
Lady Susan, who had served the late Queen for six decades, resigned from her honorary role “effective immediately” after Ms Fulani revealed the exchange on Twitter.
According to a transcript Ms Fulani posted online, Lady Hussey asked where she was from, to which she replied that her charity was based in Hackney, north-east London. But Lady Hussey went on to ask her, “Where are you really from, where are your people from?”
Ngozi Fulani, 61, (pictured on Good Morning Britain on Thursday) has revealed how she was questioned by Lady Susan Hussey, 83, at the palace last week
Lady Susan (pictured), who had served the late Queen for six decades, resigned from her honorary role “effective immediately” after Ms Fulani revealed the exchange on Twitter
A stunned Fulani woman replied, “My people, woman, what is this?” She eventually said she was of Caribbean descent and African descent, to which Lady Hussey apparently replied, “I knew we’d get there in the end, you’re Caribbean!”
Plans are now afoot for Charles and Camilla to meet with Ms Fulani so they can talk about what happened at the event and the issues surrounding it.
Palace sources said the king and Camilla would meet the CEO of Sistah Space at the palace.
Her encounter with Lady Susan took place at a United Nations-led event held at Buckingham Palace to raise awareness of domestic violence. Queen Rania of Jordan and First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska also attended. Ms Ngozi slammed the royal family after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, tweeting: “I admire Meghan for speaking out. By clear definition, Meghan appears to be a DV survivor [domestic violence] from her in-laws.’
Earlier this year, a message on Sistah Space’s Twitter account commented that Harry and Meghan are not “allowed on the balcony” at Buckingham Palace, saying: “An all-white balcony. The only blacks, forbidden. RACISM!’
Now plans are afoot for Charles and Camilla (pictured) to meet with Ms Fulani so they can talk about what happened at the event and the issues surrounding it
In 1997, Ms Ngozi met the then Prince of Wales while Charles was visiting Limelight, a nightclub in London’s West End.
She was a drummer for Emashi, a group specializing in African music that had received money from The Prince’s Trust.
A photo of Ms Ngozi – who was born Marlene Headley but has since adopted an African name – shows her seated next to the prince, both laughing.
Ms Ngozi accompanied 27 young people on a cultural visit to Ghana in 2002 funded by The Prince’s Trust and organized by the charity Education Africa Teaching.
In 1997, Ms Ngozi met the then Prince of Wales when Charles was visiting Limelight, a nightclub in London’s West End (pictured).
Last year it was reported that Sistah Space received £10,000 from the controversial Black Lives Matter group, now calling itself Black Liberation Movement UK.
The BLM, which accuses mainstream society of “systemic racism” against black people, is also committed to defunding the police.
No one from Sistah Space was available for comment last night. On its Twitter page, the charity said: “Yes the person [Lady Hussey] was offensive but no use naming and shaming them, it would make us feel just as bad. We prefer that this be handled amicably.’