A Government minister has said there is "a lot of casual racism" around when asked about "unacceptable" remarks from the late Queen’s lady in waiting to a black charity boss. Tech minister Paul Scully said there are "ways and means" of going about inquiring about someone’s heritage after Lady Susan Hussey, the Prince of Wales’s godmother, challenged Ngozi Fulani on where she "really came from".
Lady Susan resigned from the household and apologised after making the "unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments" to Ms Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, at a royal reception on Tuesday. The campaigner shared a rundown of the conversation, which took place at a major gathering hosted by the Queen Consort to highlight violence against women and girls, on social media – describing it as a "violation" and saying the experience will "never leave me".
Asked if Lady Susan’s remarks were racist, Mr Scully told Sky News’ The Take with Sophy Ridge: "I think there’s a lot of casual racism. I say that as someone who’s half-Burmese, that there’s often this kind of idea that people say: 'Yeah, but where are you really from?'
