Buckingham Palace Staff Resigns After “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments”
A prominent black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse has revealed how she was repeatedly asked by a member of the Buckingham Palace household at the Queen Consort’s reception where she “really came from”. Buckingham Palace has said comments made during a reception this week were “unacceptable and deeply regrettable” after a transcript was published on social media. On Tuesday, the Queen Consort hosted a special reception at Buckingham Palace, spotlighting gender-based violence against women and girls.
Over 300 people attended the Palace engagement, including a host of European royals, high-profile names and activists.
On Wednesday, the Twitter account for Sistah Space, an organisation dedicated to helping women from Caribbean and African communities access help for domestic violence, said their founder, Ngozi Fulani, had been invited to the Palace on that day.
The account said Ms Fulani had “mixed feelings” about the visit, attaching a transcript of what the account claimed was a conversation between her and a member of staff at Buckingham Palace shortly after she arrived.
A member of Palace staff was quoted as asking Ms Fulani where she was “really from”.
Following the publication of the comment on Twitter, the Palace confirmed a member of the household had resigned and apologised after “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments”.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “We take this incident extremely seriously and have investigated immediately to establish the full details.
“In this instance, unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments have been made.
“We have reached out to Ngozi Fulani on this matter, and are inviting her to discuss all elements of her experience in person if she wishes.
