Charity founder faces horrific social media abuse after racist incident at palace

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A black British charity boss and her colleagues have suffered ‘horrendous abuse’ on social media after saying she was asked to be ‘really from’ by the late Queen’s lady-in-waiting during a reception at Buckingham Palace.

Ngozi Fulani, who attended the event as the founder of the charity Sistah Space, said she felt “questioned” by Lady Susan Hussey about her background and that of her “people”.

In a statement on Monday, Fulani said, “The past week has been an extremely difficult time for all of us at Sistah Space.

“My team, my family and I have been under immense pressure and horrific abuse via social media.

“Yet throughout this time I have been heartened by the tremendous support we have received.

“I want to thank everyone for this, and it showed me that love will always triumph over hate.”

She added: “What happened at the event is now well documented and unfortunately it is something that happens all too regularly.

“Incidents like this not only cause emotional harm to those involved, but also have wider repercussions within the community.”

Fulani also posted a transcript of the conversation with Hussey on Twitter.

Mixed feelings about yesterday’s visit to Buckingham Palace. 10 mins after I arrived a member of staff Lady SH approached me, moved my hair to see my badge. The conversation below took place. The rest of the event is blurry. Thanks @ManduReid & @SuzanneEJacob for their support pic.twitter.com/OUbQKlabyq

— Sistah Space (@Sistah_Space) November 30, 2022

She said: “It has been an emotional whirlwind and now we want to take the time to pause, reflect and learn from these events.

“Unfortunately, the events of the past week have taken the focus away from the day-to-day operations of Sistah Space and the work we do, so it’s crucial now that we can get back to our work and focus on what’s important, the people we we support and help.

Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Fulani said she would describe the interaction as “a form of abuse”.

Following the conversation being posted on Twitter, Hussey, 83, resigned as lady of the house and offered a “deep apology”.

The Mail reported on Saturday that Buckingham Palace had invited Fulani people to meet the King and Queen to address the event.

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