Suzanne Hussey
Williams godmother leaves palace after scandal
Susan Hussey has left the palace.
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A former lady-in-waiting has been forced to leave the palace because of a racism scandal. Lady Susan Hussey had previously apologized.
One of the ladies-in-waiting of the late Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Lady Susan Hussey (83), apologized after a racism scandal and left the royal family. The British media report. At an event at Buckingham Palace, the 83-year-old, godmother of Prince William (40), is said to have repeatedly asked Ngozi Fulani, the head of a charity, where she “really” came from.
Ngozi Fulani said according to The GuardianSusan Hussey moved her hair to see her name tag and asked her where her “people” were from, even though she had already told her she was British.
In an “Independent” interview, Fulani explained, the problem is “bigger than a person. It’s institutional racism”. She added: “I was in shock after it happened and anyone who knows me knows I can’t take nonsense like that.” She continued, “But I had so many things to consider. As a black person, I found myself at this point where I wanted to say something.” But what happened would “automatically be seen as my fault,” Fulani said, and it would harm her charity, Sistah Space.
Comments “unacceptable and deeply regrettable”
The palace described Susan Hussey’s comments as “unacceptable and deeply regrettable”, according to media reports. A spokesman for Prince William said: “Racism has no place in our society”. It continued: “The comments were unacceptable and it is correct that the person has resigned with immediate effect.”
Lady Hussey was a close confidant of the late Queen for decades and accompanied her, among other things, to the funeral of Prince Philip (1921-2021) in 2021. The widow of former BBC chairman Sir Marmaduke Hussey (1923-2006) continued to work for the palace after the Queen’s death. She is considered a close friend of King Charles III. (74). Their daughter, Katherine Brooke, has just been named one of King Consort Camilla’s (75) ‘Queen’s Companions’, supporting Charles’ wife instead of the ladies-in-waiting.