The aide at the center of the controversy, called “Lady SH” in Fulani’s tweet about the incident, is widelybeing reportedand referred to on social media as Lady Susan Hussey, 83, a longstanding lady-in-waiting to the lateQueen Elizabethand godmother toPrince William. King Charles recently made her Lady of the Household.

“We take this incident extremely seriously and have investigated immediately to establish the full details,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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“In the meantime, the individual concerned would like to express her profound apologies for the hurt caused and has stepped aside from her honorary role with immediate effect. All members of the Household are being reminded of the diversity and inclusivity policies which they are required to uphold at all times.”

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Left to right: Sophie Countess of Wessex, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Queen Camilla, Queen Rania of Jordan, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Maada Bio, and Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska.Kin Cheung/WPA Pool/Shutterstock

Sophie, Sophie Countess of Wessex, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Camilla Queen Consort, Queen Rania, Danish Crown Princess Mary, the first lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, and the first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska pose for a photograph during a reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls as part of the UN 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, in Buckingham Palace

The racism allegations come asPrince WilliamandKate Middletontravel to Boston on Wednesday for three days of events leading up to William’s Earthshot Prize awards ceremony on Friday evening.

King Charles and Queen Camilla.Chris Jackson/Getty

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort during the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on November 22, 2022 in London, England. This is the first state visit hosted by the UK with King Charles III as monarch, and the first state visit here by a South African leader since 2010.

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