The Royal Palace

[Khandro]

Is William right in supporting the sacking of his godmother?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1703654/Prince-William-latest-Royal-Family-racism-row-Lady-Susan-Hussey-statement

[naomi24]

//Lady Hussey has not given her side of the conversation. //

No ... she hasn't, Corby. But you know what was said.

[THECORBYLOON]

GG, "Ngozi Fulani founded Sistah Space in 2015 as the only domestic abuse charity in the UK that caters specifically for women and girls of African and Caribbean heritage - so no white women and girls then. How is that not racist?"

Section 193 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

"Charities

(1)A person does not contravene this Act only by restricting the provision of benefits to persons who share a protected characteristic if—

(a)the person acts in pursuance of a charitable instrument, and

(b)the provision of the benefits is within subsection (2).

(2)The provision of benefits is within this subsection if it is—

(a)a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, or

(b)for the purpose of preventing or compensating for a disadvantage linked to the protected characteristic."

[jennyjoan]

My mother died at 68 years old and if she had lived to 83 that would have happened with her as it happened for Lady Hussey - I can only speak for Mum but she was very friendly and the lady was (I think) trying her best to be friendly. This touching of hair to see her name badge - blew blew up out of proportion.

Definitely no malice intended from her.

If you want attitidunal go to my Sainsburys and you'll get all kinds of wokeism.

[THECORBYLOON]

NAOMI, "But you know what was said."

At no point did I state I know what was said. I said, "There is a version of the conversation" and "Lady Hussey has not given her side of the conversation."

If you have any other evidence of what was discussed in the conversation, I suggest you provide it.

[naomi24]

Corby, you don't know what was said and yet you say //Perhaps if she had shown more interest in the charity //

I'd stop now if I were you. You're meeting yourself coming back.

[THECORBYLOON]

NAOMI, the version given appears to be from the start of the conversation and includes nothing about her asking about the charity.

Two folk were involved in the conversation, one of them has chosen not to contradict the version given by the other and has resigned as a consequence.

[Old_Geezer]

I would have thought he'd "lie low", as it is clearly a 'no win' situation for any of the Windsor family.

[andy-hughes]

We can go round and round as much as we want, but saying to someone of colour, Yes, but where do you REALLY come from?" is deeply offensive, and would not gave been asked of a white guest.

[naomi24]

It’s a one sided version of the conversation, Corby. Frankly, I wouldn’t trust anyone who makes trouble out of nothing like this. It exacerbates racism simply because it generates mistrust. That woman’s parents are immigrants - I checked - so I would say it’s very strange that she doesn’t know where they came from. A simple answer would have avoided this unnecessary unpleasantness - but she chose to stir the pot instead.

[andy-hughes]

Your defence of such an unpleasant and offensive woman is something to behold naomi, she might even be grateful.

You can be assured she would never ask you where you were 'really' from!!

[naomi24]

You could well be wrong there, AH. ;o)

[andy-hughes]

How?

[naomi24]

None of your business.

[Bazile]

//I checked - so I would say it’s very strange that she doesn’t know where they came from. //

Perhaps she thought it was an odd question to persist with and her ancestry was irrelevant

[andy-hughes]

Charming!

[naomi24]

Perhaps she did, bazile, but I wouldn’t trust anyone who causes trouble unnecessarily. as I think she has. Not one inch.

[Zacs-Master]

If she’s creating something out of nothing, why has the Lady resigned without giving one single word in defence?

[naomi24]

The cry of racism - be it justified or not - produces little opposition. The palace isn’t going to argue.

[Khandro]

The estimable Rick Steyn was in no doubt about what is wrong here & a very nice young woman interviewee puts things into perspective;

[Zacs-Master]

The place cannot argue.