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- Lady Susan Hussey, a senior adviser to Buckingham Palace, is Prince William’s godmother
- She resigned from her post on November 30, 2022 after allegations of her racist behavior Ngozi Fulaniwho visited the palace as head of a charitable organization
- Prince William officials said the Prince of Wales was “really disappointed”.
The godmother of Prince William resigned after being accused of racist behavior by a guest from Buckingham Palace. Lady Susan Husseya senior palace aide, reportedly resigned from her royal duties on November 30, 2022 TMZ. The decision came afterwards Ngozi Fulania British leader of a non-profit organization, published an alleged interaction between her and Lady Susan Twitter, where it appears that Lady Susan questioned Ngozi’s legacy. Read below for more information about Lady Susan.
Lady Susan has been called “Head Girl Number One”.
Lady Susan Hussey, 87, has been part of the royal household in an unpaid capacity since 1960 The Washington Post. She was responsible for helping those who marry into the family settle into royal life. She was also a confidant of the deceased queen elizabeth the second, even accompany her to her husband’s funeral, Prince Philip in 2021. Her loyalty has earned her the moniker “Head Girl Number One,” according to the news source.
She was named godmother to Prince William
Lady Susan undoubtedly interacted with the deceased Princess Diana, as she was responsible for ensuring that new royal members married into the royal family. As Diana and King Charles III When his first child, Prince William, was born in 1982, they named Lady Susan as his godmother.
Lady Susan stars in The Crown
In the latest season of The crown The character of Lady Susan gets a small role on Netflix. She is portrayed as the Queen’s friend and the voice of reason for her husband. Marmaduke Husseya Chair of the BBC Board of Governors.
She was accused of making racist remarks at a palace fundraiser
Mixed feelings about yesterday’s visit to Buckingham Palace. 10 minutes after my arrival a member of staff, Lady SH, walked up to me, tugged my hair to see my name tag. The following conversation took place. The rest of the event is hazy.
Many Thanks @ManduReid & @SuzanneEJacob for the support🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/OUbQKlabyq— Sistah Space (@Sistah_Space) November 30, 2022
Ngozi Fulani, a British activist and chief executive of domestic violence charity Sistah Space, accused Lady Susan of racism after sharing her account of a word-for-word exchange they had at Buckingham Palace on November 29, 2022. Ngozi shared that Lady Susan pestered her with a series of questions about where she was from, including: “What part of Africa are you from?” “What nationality are you?” “Where do you come from?” “Where are your people from?” and “When did you first come here?”
Mandu ReidLeader of the Women’s Equality Party, witnessed the exchange and said it felt like “an interrogation,” per The Washington Post. “We were guests, we were invited to a really important reception on a really important topic. We were there to celebrate efforts to end violence against women and girls,” she told the outlet. “And by the end of that interaction, it was almost like we were intruders, we didn’t belong. I mean our nationality is being questioned? It was hard to take.”
Prince William reacted to the incident of his godmother
William said through a spokesman he was “disappointed to hear about the guest’s experience at Buckingham Palace”. The spokesman added: “Racism has no place in our society. The comments were unacceptable and it is right that the individual resigned with immediate effect.”