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Ngozi Fulani tells of ‘horrific abuse’ after Buckingham Palace racism incident

Ngozi Fulani
Ngozi Fulani says she has received a huge amount of support as well as abuse online. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

A black British charity leader who was asked where she “really came from” by the late queen’s senior lady-in-waiting at a Buckingham Palace royal reception has said she has suffered “horrific abuse” on social media.

Ngozi Fulani, founder of the charity Sistah Space, said Susan Hussey moved her hair so she could see her name badge and then subjected her to what felt “like an interrogation” about where her “people” came from.

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