The Royal Palace

[Khandro]

Is William right in supporting the sacking of his godmother?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1703654/Prince-William-latest-Royal-Family-racism-row-Lady-Susan-Hussey-statement

[naomi24]

Corby, unless white people she met spoke with a foreign accent, why would she?

[anneasquith]

Why is she still “ working” at the palace ? . What does she do ?Who pays her salary ?

[davebro]

you know you're not supposed to question how the monarchy works anne!

[naomi24]

Ladies in Waiting are unpaid. They're there to help the queen. It's an honorary position.

[THECORBYLOON]

NAOMI, Ngozi Fulani doesn't sound like she has a foreign accent to me so it appears the questions were asked only because she is not white.

[Khandro]

The Queen's famous opening remark was, "Have you come far?",
Lady Hussey was only echoing that, she meant no harm, I'm sure.

and for andy-hughes, yes, we SHOULD all make allowances for elderly ladies, don't you?

[naomi24]

anneasquith. That's exactly why the question was asked.

[naomi24]

//and for andy-hughes, yes, we SHOULD all make allowances for elderly ladies, don't you? //

That shouldn't be necessary. Whatever age the questioner, asking where someone comes from isn't racist and should never be regarded as racist.

[lady-janine]

Taking into account the Charity Worker's name and appearance I consider quite a few people would query where she was from and not intend any offence. The situation, as it has become, would not have arisen if she had just explained politely and not jumped on the woke "'cos I'm different" bandwagon. I am not condoning racism when it occurs but as far as I can see the Lady in Waiting was not being racist just interested.
Does the Charity Worker consider she has helped to further better relations between people of different skin colours or drive people of different skin colours further apart. Certainly it would appear she has no idea of how to encourage integration.

[andy-hughes]

To be clear naomi and Khandro - I have never suggested that Lady Hussey was racist, that's an emotive term for abhorrent behaviour.

What I said was, she was offensive in her manner and questions of the other guest in a manner that would not have arisen had the guest been white.

That's not racism, and I never said it was.

I did say it was rude and unacceptable, and I stand by that view.

[naomi24]

Ngozi Fulani, founder of Sistah Space, Britain's leading domestic abuse charity for Black women, is black, she adopts an Afro/Caribbean dress style, so isn't trying to be anything other than herself, and yet she is offended when someone else notices and shows an interest. I wonder why? That makes no sense.

[Sqad]

Throughout my life, if someone looks different to me e.g skin colour, eyes etc then during conversation I have ALWAYS asked their birth of origin and will continue to do so out of interest.
This in my opinion is not racism.

[naomi24]

I usually do it too, sqad.

[tomus42]

Yes, he is right. The semantics of what constitutes racism can be argued back and forth, but either way the silly old bat was rude, antagonistic, and condescending. Not what is required from people there to meet and greet guests.

Time to retire.

[THECORBYLOON]

Perhaps if she had shown more interest in the charity Ngozi Fulan represents, Lady Hussey would have her job still.

[naomi24]

How do you know she didn't, Corby? You've only seen one bit of the conversation - and that's only from one participant.

[goodgoalie]

Ngozi Fulani founded Sistah Space in 2015 as the only domestic abuse charity in the UK that caters specifically for women and girls of African and Caribbean heritage - so no white women and girls then. How is that not racist? Imagine the outrage if it was the other way round.

[naomi24]

Racism usually works only one way, GG. You should know that.

[Khandro]

& who is carrying out the abuse of black women ? - not whitey.

[THECORBYLOON]

NAOMI, Ngozi Fulani posted on Twitter that Lady Hussey "approached me, moved my hair to see my name badge" and then insisted on asking her "what part of Africa are you from".

There is a version of the conversation, there is at least one other person who heard what all was said and Lady Hussey has not given her side of the conversation.

There is nothing to indicate questions about the charity were asked prior to the series of questions asking about her ethnicity.