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Charity boss Ngozi Fulani accepts apology from Lady Susan Hussey over race row

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Charity boss Ngozi Fulani has accepted an apology from Prince William’s godmother, Lady Susan Hussey.Ms Fulani met with Lady Hussey today (Friday) for the first time since the royal race row that erupted when the pair met at a reception at Buckingham Palace last month.Following the event, the Sistah Space founder claimed the 83-year-old had repeatedly asked her “where she was really from”.Buckingham Palace said in a statement today that Ms Fulani met Lady Susan Hussey on Friday at the Palace to apologise.The statement added: "At this meeting, filled with warmth and understanding, Lady Susan offered her sincere apologies for the comments that were made and the distress they caused to Ms Fulani."Lady Susan has pledged to deepen her awareness of the sensitivities involved and is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the issues in this area."Ms Fulani, who has unfairly received the most appalling torrent of abuse on social media and elsewhere, has accepted this apology and appreciates that no malice was intended."Ms Fulani, whose charity provides support for black women who have been victims of domestic abuse, said that just minutes after arriving at the palace last month, she was approached by a woman who “put her hand in her hair”.Lady Hussey, who was one of the late Queen’s closest friends, is then reported to have asked "what nationality are you?", "where do your people come from?" and "what part of Africa are you from?"After a while, Ngozi said she replied: "I am a British national, my parents came here in the 1950s," before Hussey responded: "Oh, I knew we'd get there in the end, you're Caribbean."In the statement today, Buckingham Palace said the King and Queen Consort were "pleased that both parties have

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