Buckingham Palace Holds Meeting To Apologise For Racism Incident At Camilla’s Party

Buckingham Palace arranged a meeting to make amends for an incident involving racism, which occurred at a reception hosted by Camilla, Queen Consort, last month.

The meeting between Ngozi Fulani, founder of Sistah Space, and Lady Susan Hussey, took place this morning at Buckingham Palace.

"At this meeting, filled with warmth and understanding, Lady Susan offered her sincere apologies for the comments that were made and the distress they caused to Ms Fulani," the palace said in a statement today. "Lady Susan has pledged to deepen her awareness of the sensitivities involved and is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the issues in this area."

Meanwhile, the palace said, Fulani, "who has unfairly received the most appalling torrent of abuse on social media and elsewhere, has accepted this apology and appreciates that no malice was intended."

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The incident occurred at the queen consort's Violence Against Women and Girls reception at Buckingham Palace on November 29. There, Lady Susan Hussey (Camilla's former right-hand woman and Prince William's godmother) aggressively confronted Fulani, who is Black and British, with questions about her race and background.

Fulani shared details of the troubling conversation on her Twitter, and soon, the palace issued an apology. Even Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales's spokesperson commented on the matter.

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Now that the two women have spoken and allegedly put the issue behind them, the palace said the royal households "will continue their focus on inclusion and diversity, with an enhanced programme of work which will extend knowledge and training programmes, examining what can be learnt from Sistah Space, and ensuring these reach all members of their communities."

Sistah Space is a London-based organization that provides support to women victims of domestic violence.

This article originally appeared in Harper's BAZAAR US.