The day Prince William’s godmother got embroiled in a racism row: Two years ago today Lady Susan Hussey was accused of asking a black British woman ‘Where are you really from?’ – causing a storm that threatened to engulf the entire Royal Family…

The Royal Family were still reeling from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell claim about Archie’s skin colour in their March 2021 interview with Oprah when another racism row threatened to engulf them.

But this time it did not come from the usual suspects of the disillusioned prince or his fame-hungry American bride, it came from a staunch Palace loyalist – Lady Susan Hussey.

Up until that point the noblewoman was regarded as a safe pair of hands, who had risen to become one of the most trusted figures in the royal household after she entered service in 1960.

She became Prince William’s godmother and was one of the late Queen’s most important advisors, carrying out tasks such as introducing Princess Diana and Meghan to royal life when they joined The Firm.

Lady Hussey was also not scared to speak her mind. According to royal author Tom Bower, she prophetically warned a group of theatre directors in the lead up to Harry and Meghan’s 2018 wedding: ‘This will all end in tears, mark my words’.

But on December 1, 2022, the 83-year-old’s entire professional career seemed to be over, after she was accused of asking a black British charity boss Ngozi Fulani where she was ‘really from’ at an event in Buckingham Palace a total of seven times.

Ms Fulani, who had previously claimed ‘Meghan is a survivor of domestic violence from her in-laws’, took to Twitter to express her outrage and the incident quickly became a major news story around the world.