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Charity brag Ngozi Fulani says Buckingham Palace acquisition felt similar violence
By Sarah Campbell
Royal correspondent
Dialogue is present taking spot betwixt Buckingham Palace and a achromatic British foundation brag who was repeatedly asked wherever she was "really" from during a royal reception, the BBC understands.
Ngozi Fulani was questioned astir her inheritance by Lady Susan Hussey astatine Buckingham Palace connected Tuesday - aboriginal likening it to "an interrogation".
Lady Hussey has since left her honorary role wrong the Royal Household.
She has offered her "profound apologies" done a Palace statement.
In the connection connected Wednesday, the Palace said they had "reached retired to Ngozi Fulani connected this matter" - but the adjacent day, Ms Fulani told the BBC nary nonstop interaction had been made.
The BBC present understands dialog is taking spot with Ms Fulani's squad - but astatine this signifier nary further details are being shared.
Lady Hussey, Prince William's godmother, remains consenting to marque a idiosyncratic apology if it would beryllium welcomed, the BBC has besides been told.
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Image caption,Ngozi Fulani - pictured connected the acold near - was 1 of the campaigners attending a reception which was hosted by the Queen Consort (centre)
Part of her latest relation had progressive helping to big events astatine Buckingham Palace.
Ms Fulani was a impermanent astatine 1 of these events past Tuesday - a reception representing home unit which she attended arsenic portion of her enactment with the foundation Sistah Space.
She described however Lady Hussey moved her hairsbreadth to spot her sanction badge and past repeatedly challenged her to explicate wherever she was from.
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Image caption,Lady Susan Hussey was a cardinal and trusted fig successful the British royal household for decades
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme connected Wednesday, Ms Fulani said: "It was similar an interrogation.
"I conjecture the lone mode I tin explicate it, she's determined: 'Where are you from? Where are your radical from?'"
Ms Fulani besides rebuffed suggestions that Lady Hussey's remarks had thing to bash with her age.
She had been representing her charity, which supports women of African and Caribbean practice crossed the UK who person faced home and intersexual abuse, astatine the event.
Lady Hussey's remarks overshadowed the Prince and Princess of Wales's travel to Boston.
At the time, a spokesperson for Prince William said "racism has nary spot successful our society".
He added: "The comments were unacceptable, and it is close that the idiosyncratic has stepped speech with contiguous effect."
Ms Fulani's squad has been approached for remark astir the latest dialogue.
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