Ngozi Fulani's charity Sistah Space stops work over safety

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Ngozi Fulani had been attending an lawsuit   astatine  Buckingham Palace hosted by Camilla, the Queen ConsortImage source, PA Media

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Ngozi Fulani, left, had been attending a reception astatine Buckingham Palace hosted by Camilla, the Queen Consort, right,

By Andre Rhoden-Paul

BBC News

A foundation led by a achromatic pistillate who was repeatedly asked wherever she was "really" from astatine a royal lawsuit has temporarily stopped its enactment implicit safety.

Sistah Space was thrown into the spotlight erstwhile its founder, Ngozi Fulani, said she felt she was "interrogated" by Lady Susan Hussey astatine Buckingham Palace past month.

It says it has present "ceased many" of its operations implicit safety.

Ms Fulani has said she suffered online maltreatment aft speaking out.

Lady Hussey - Prince William's godmother and the precocious Queen's lady-in-waiting - has since near her honorary relation wrong the Royal Household.

In a statement connected its Instagram page, home unit foundation Sistah Space said: "Thank you for the continued enactment and messages.

"Unfortunately caller events meant that we were forced to temporarily cease galore of our operations to guarantee the information of our work users and our team.

"We are overwhelmed by the magnitude of enactment and encouragement and look guardant to afloat reinstating our services arsenic soon arsenic safely possible."

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Lady Susan Hussey was a cardinal and trusted fig successful the British royal household for decades

Ms Fulani said earlier this week that she, her household and squad had been enactment nether "immense pressure" and received "horrific abuse" connected societal media.

The BBC has contacted Sistah Space for further comment.

Lady Hussey was the precocious Queen's lady-in-waiting and was seen arsenic a cardinal and trusted fig successful the Royal Household for decades.

Part of her latest relation had progressive helping to big events astatine Buckingham Palace - which is however she met Ms Fulani.

Ms Fulani had been astatine the Palace representing the London-based foundation - which supports women of African and Caribbean practice who person faced home and intersexual abuse.

After the event, Ms Fulani described connected Twitter however Lady Hussey had moved her hairsbreadth speech to spot her sanction badge, and had past challenged her to explicate wherever she was from.

The conversation, arsenic recounted by Ms Fulani, consisted of Lady Hussey pushing her astir her inheritance and nationality.

The BBC understands Lady Hussey remains consenting to marque a idiosyncratic apology should it beryllium welcomed.

In a statement, Buckingham Palace antecedently said "unacceptable and profoundly regrettable comments" had been made and each unit were "being reminded of the diverseness and inclusivity policies which they are required to uphold astatine each times".

A spokesperson for Prince William antecedently said "racism has nary spot successful our society. The comments were unacceptable, and it is close that the idiosyncratic has stepped speech with contiguous effect."

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