Royal aide Lady Susan Hussey, who resigned after allegations she made racist comments, apologizes to charity founder Ngozi Fulani

• Lady Susan Hussey apologized to charity founder Ngozi Fulani after an incident at Buckingham Palace.
• At an event in November, the royal aide pressed Fulani on where she is "really from."

Lady Susan Hussey has apologized to charity founder Ngozi Fulani after allegations that the former royal aide made racist remarks during a conversation with Fulani at a Buckingham Palace event in November.

According to a press release from Buckingham Palace, Fulani and Hussey — who was one of Queen Consort Camilla's ladies of the household, and before that a longtime lady-in-waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth II — met on Friday "to address the incident that took place at a Palace reception last month."

At a palace event in November, Fulani, the founder of Sistah Space, a charity that supports African and Caribbean women affected by domestic violence, said a palace staff member pressed her on where she "really came from" after saying she was born in the UK.

At the time, Fulani did not name Hussey and used the initials "SH" to refer to the aide who made the remarks. However, after Fulani's allegations were made public, Hussey resigned from her position on November 30.

Speaking with Insider's Mikhaila Friel earlier in December, Fulani said the incident at the palace made her "so uncomfortable" and that she felt "violated."

"I am very proud of my African and Caribbean heritage. That has to be made clear. But I am a British national, so why shouldn't I say that?" Fulani told Insider.

"Why do I have to come to this place and justify who I am?" she added. "I felt so uncomfortable and I wanted to leave, but I didn't because why should I?"

Hussey apologized to Fulani in a meeting 'filled with warmth and understanding,' the palace said e

Buckingham Palace's statement on Friday said "Lady Susan offered her sincere apologies for the comments that were made and the distress they caused to Ms Fulani," and described the meeting as "filled with warmth and understanding."

It added that Hussey has "pledged to deepen her awareness of the sensitivities involved and is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the issues in this area."

Fulani accepted the apology, the statement said.

The Buckingham Palace statement added that "the Royal Households will continue their focus on inclusion and diversity, with an enhanced programme of work which will extend knowledge and training programmes, examining what can be learnt from Sistah Space, and ensuring these reach all members of their communities."

According to the statement, Fulani and Hussey are now asking for privacy and "hope that their example shows a path to resolution can be found with kindness, co-operation and the condemnation of discrimination wherever it takes root."

Buckingham Palace and Sistah Space did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.