Buckingham Palace racism row: Lawyer claims Lady Susan Hussey also quizzed him about ethnicity

The racism scandal that has engulfed Buckingham Palace has taken a new turn after another complainant came forward.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 29: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Lady Susan Hussey, Baroness Hussey of North Bradley (lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II) attends a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022 in London, England. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died aged 99 on April 9, 2021. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

A lawyer has claimed the royal lady-in-waiting at the centre of the Buckingham Palace racism row also quizzed him about his ethnicity at the same event black campaigner Ngozi Fulani was asked about where she “really came from”.

Lady Sarah Hussey became embroiled in a racism storm after reportedly quizzing black British charity boss Ngozi over her nationality at the reception on Tuesday.

The royal aide resigned yesterday after allegedly asking Ngozi at Buckingham Palace: “Where are you really from?”

British-born Ngozi attended the event on behalf of domestic abuse charity Sistah Space to mark the UN‘s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

Lady Hussey repeatedly questioned what part of Africa she was from and when she first came to the UK, Ngozi claims.

And Nazir Afzal, former chief crown prosecutor for the North West of England, has now claimed he was also questioned about his heritage at the event, The Sun reported.

The top lawyer tweeted: “I was at the Buckingham Palace reception at which Lady Hussey questioned the heritage of a brilliant DV expert Ngozi Fulani.

“She only asked me my heritage once & seemed to accept my answer - Manchester currently! Racism is never far away tho.”

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A lawyer has claimed Lady Susan Hussey also quizzed him about his ethnicity at the same event Ngozi Fulani was questioned.

Yesterday a palace spokesman said in a statement that they “have reached out to Ngozi Fulani on this matter, and are inviting her to discuss all elements of her experience in person if she wishes”.

However, speaking on ITV show Good Morning Britain (GMB) on Thursday, Ngozi Fulani claimed that Buckingham Palace had not spoken to her since the race row erupted.

When asked whether the palace had contacted her about the interaction involving Lady Hussey, said: “No. People keep saying the palace has reached out to me. Nobody has reached out to me.”

Pressed on whether the palace had reached out to her via her charity, Sistah Space, Ms Fulani said: “No. I don‘t know where this has come from, but I’m telling you categorically - we have not heard from the palace.”

Ms Fulani said that if she receives an invitation from the Prince of Wales to attend the palace and discuss her experience she would accept it, telling GMB: “See, what we‘re about is positive results, so absolutely, I think a discussion should be held.

“We‘re very happy to have that discussion, because we just want to bring it back to the 16 days of activism.

“This is about violence against women and girls, and although I didn‘t experience physical violence, what I feel I experienced was a form of abuse.”

Ngozi Fulani added that her interaction with the late Queen‘s lady in waiting was ‘like an interrogation’ and that she felt she was being forced to ‘denounce my British citizenship’.

Britain's Queen Consort Camilla (C) speaks to guests near Ngozi Fulani (back C-L), chief executive of the London-based Sistah Space group, during a reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls.

It has also been revealed that Lady Hussey allegedly made controversial comments about Harry and Meghan‘s wedding back in 2018.

Ngozi Fulani added that her interaction with the late Queen‘s lady in waiting was “like an interrogation” and that she felt she was being forced to ”denounce my British citizenship”.

She said the experience, just 10 minutes after arriving, left her “insulted” with ”mixed feelings” about the royal visit.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4 today Ngozi said: “At that time, I‘m thinking to myself, is it that she - because she keeps asking me the same question - could it be that she can’t hear me well? Because you have to consider so many things when you’re talking to someone who may be older than you.

“But it soon dawned on me very quickly that this was nothing to do with her capacity to understand, but this is her trying to make me really denounce my British citizenship.

“I was left completely stunned and it just continued for about five minutes. It felt like an interrogation.

“I want the focus to remain where it should be. I have to keep the focus on violence against women and girls.”

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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