Buckingham Palace household member quits after asking black advocate where 'her people come from'
A member of the Buckingham Palace has resigned after she asked a prominent black advocate for survivors of domestic violence where 'her people come from'
Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, detailed the conversation on Twitter, describing it as a "violation" and said the experience will 'never leave me.' Eventually, Ngozi says she replied: "I am a British national, my parents came here in the 1950s," before Hussey responded with: "Oh, I knew we'd get there in the end, you're Caribbean."
Ms Reid said: "We really felt 'oh, OK, we’re being treated almost like trespassers in this place.' We’re not being treated as if we belong, we’re not being embraced as if we are British." It was held as part of the UN’s “16 days of activism against gender-based violence”, included around 300 guests - campaigners, politicians and celebrity ambassadors - to draw attention to the ongoing crisis.
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