The King and Queen are said to have invited the black charity boss who is at the centre of a Royal race row to meet with them at the Palace.
Ngozi Fulani was asked repeatedly where she ‘really came from’ during a royal reception by Lady Susan Hussey.
The Palace had said in a statement that her remarks were ‘not acceptable and deeply regrettable’.
The Prince of Wales said it was ‘really disappointing’ to hear about the experiences of Ms Fulani.
They said: ‘I was really disappointed to hear about the guests’ experience at Buckingham Palace last night.
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Now plans are underway for Charles and Camilla to meet Ms Fulani so that they can address what happened at the event and the issues involved.
Palace sources told the Mail on Sunday the King and Camilla will meet the Sistah Space chief executive at the palace.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Ms Fulani explained that Lady Hussey had ‘made a beeline’ for her before asking ‘about seven or eight times’ where she came from.
She told the programme: ‘Then you realise, this is not about age. She seems to be quite capable of conducting herself. This is what it is, this is what you call racism. I’m there for two hours feeling like I need to leave, I want to leave, but not knowing what to do.
The conversation as recalled by Ngozi Fulani
Lady SH: ‘Where are you from?’
Ms Fulani: ‘Sistah Space.’
SH: ‘No where do you come from?
Ms Fulani: ‘We’re based in Hackney.’
SH: ‘No, what part of Africa are YOU from?’
Ms Fulani: ‘I don’t know, they didn’t leave any records.’
SH: ‘Well, you must know where you’re from, I spent time in France. Where are you from?’
Ms Fulani: ‘Here, UK’
SH: ‘No, but what Nationality are you?’
Ms Fulani: ‘I am born here and am British.’
SH: ‘No, but where do you really come from, where do your people come from?’
Ms Fulani: ‘“My people”, lady, what is this?’
SH: ‘Oh I can see I am going to have a challenge getting you to say where you’re from. When did you first come here?’
Ms Fulani: ‘Lady! I am a British national, my parents came here in the 50’s when…’
SH: ‘Oh, I knew we’d get there in the end, you’re Caribbean!’
Ms Fulani: ‘No lady, I am of African heritage, Caribbean descent and British nationality.’
SH: ‘Oh so you’re from….’
‘People keep saying the palace has reached out to me. They haven’t reached out to me. I’m telling you categorically, we have not heard.
‘We’re about positive results. We’re happy to have that conversation. This is about violence against women and girls. I didn’t experience physical violence, I feel I experienced a form of abuse.
‘I have clarity. That is racism.’
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She added: ‘It was like an interrogation. That’s the only way I can explain it.’
Ms Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, had been invited to the Buckingham Palace event that focused on preventing violence against women.
Her charity offers specialist support for women of African and Caribbean heritage affected by abuse.
Lady Hussey, who has resigned, was a key figure in the Royal Household for many years.
She started to work for the Firm the same year the Queen gave birth to Prince Andrew, and she went on to become her longest-serving lady-in-waiting.
In 1997, Ms Ngozi met the then Prince of Wales when Charles visited the Limelight, a nightclub in London’s West End.
She was a drummer in Emashi, a group specialising in African music, which had received money from The Prince’s Trust.
A photograph of Ms Ngozi – who was born Marlene Headley but has since adopted an African name – shows her sitting next to the Prince, both of them laughing.
Ms Ngozi went on a cultural visit to Ghana in 2002 with 27 young people on a trip that was funded by The Prince’s Trust and organised by the charity Education Africa Teaching.
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