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London (AFP) - The UK charity at the center of a controversy over royal racism says it has suspended work supporting black survivors of domestic abuse, after an outpouring of toxic hate.
Sistah Space founder Ngozi Fulani, who is British, was repeatedly asked at a reception at Buckingham Palace on November 29 where she was "really" from.
Since revealing the exchange with Lady Susan Hussey, 83, godmother to Prince William, Fulani has been the target of what she called "horrifying" racist abuse online.
In a statement on Friday night, he said that as a result, Sistah Space had been "forced to temporarily cease" many of its operations to protect customers and staff.
"We are overwhelmed by the amount of support and encouragement and look forward to fully restoring our services as soon as possible," Fulani added.
Hussey relinquished her role as palace courtier after the dispute, and Prince William condemned his godmother's questioning of Fulani as "unacceptable".
But it revived attacks on the royal family in the days before William's younger brother Harry and his wife Meghan issued new allegations of racial bias in a Netflix documentary this week.
ยฉ 2022 AFP
