Royal aide quits after race remarks at event

THE late Queen’s lady in waiting has resigned and apologised after she made “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments” by asking a prominent black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse where she “really came from”.

Buckingham Palace said it took the incident, at the Queen Consort’s reception on violence against women on Tuesday, “extremely seriously” and had investigated immediately.

A source has confirmed to the

Press Association that the person who made the remarks was Lady Susan Hussey, who served as Queen Elizabeth II’s lady in waiting for more than 60 years and is a godmother to the Prince of Wales.

William is understood to agree it was right for Lady Susan to resign, with a Kensington Palace spokesman telling reporters in the United States ahead of a trip to Boston: “Racism has no place in our society. The comments were unacceptable, and it is right that the individual has stepped aside with immediate effect.”

Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, detailed the conversation on Twitter, describing it as a “violation”. She named the member of the palace household only as Lady SH, but the Palace refused to confirm who it was.

Ms Fulani said she was challenged when she said her charity was based in Hackney, with “Lady SH” saying: “No, what part of Africa are YOU from?”