Buckingham Palace needs to do more than apologise for racism- Bishop John I. Cline
‘Offensive, racist & unwelcoming’
Ngozi Fulani, a charity founder, was grilled about her background by Prince William’s godmother at a charity event at the palace on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. An eyewitness to the conversation, Mandu Reid, told BBC News that Lady Hussey's questions had been "offensive, racist and unwelcoming".
The palace described the remarks as "unacceptable and deeply regrettable". A statement from Buckingham Palace read: "All members of the household are being reminded of the diversity and inclusivity policies which they are required to uphold at all times."
Buckingham Palace apologised- Gov Rankin
Virgin Islands News Online reached out to His Majesty’s representative in the territory Governor John J. Rankin, CMG on his views on the matter.
Governor Rankin noted that Buckingham Palace had apologised for Lady Hussy’s comments.
“This is a matter for the Palace and I would point you to their statement, which apologises for what it says were ‘unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments’.
“I agree with the Palace that racism has no place in our society and that the right course of action has been taken,” Governor Rankin stated.
More than apologies needed- Bishop Cline
According to Bishop Cline; however, the sentiments coming out of Buckingham Palace should come as no surprise to people of African descent, whether they live in Africa or the Caribbean.
“This has been their modus operandi for centuries. They have the mentality that we are less than they, white is superior to blacks, and they have perpetrated that lie with great conviction to the rest of the world, so not only in England but in France, Germany and Belgium, Italy and Spain, the sentiments are the same from the very top echelons of leadership. This is how we feel about we as a people of African descent.”
According to the Bishop, while apologies are good much more needs to be done to stamp out racism and to make amends for the atrocities of racism.
“So the apologies are welcome [but] it needs to go further, in being more intentional in rooting out racism and making right some of their wrongs, many of the wrongs they have committed against people of African descent for centuries, the enslavement, the stolen resources, devaluation of currencies, the marginalisation of our people to keep us rising, and the list goes on and on and even today the economic warfare that they are waging against African countries.
“All of this is based in the systemic and cultural racism of these nations of the world who call themselves leading nations of the world, who have built their wealth on the backs of African labour and African natural resources and raw material. They need to apologise even more,” Bishop Cline asserted.
Royals doing damage control!
Meanwhile, it has been reported that the royals are currently doing “damage control” following reprehensible racist comments Prince William’s godmother Lady Susan Hussey made to Sistah Space director Ngozi Fulani at Queen Camilla’s Violence Against Women and Girls reception.
According to royal expert Christopher Andersen on December 1, 2022, the royals are “scrambling” in the wake of Lady Susan Hussey’s comments, especially as Prince William and Kate Middleton are currently in Boston for several days of public engagements.
“This latest scandal has Palace operatives scrambling to do damage control, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time,” Andersen told Us Weekly. “She’s not a marginal player—she operates at the heart of the royal household.”
Andersen added that it’s “another PR disaster for the royal family—and with the release of the Sussexes’ documentary on December 8 and Harry’s tell-all book in January, the next couple of months are going to be tough for the Royal Family in general and the King in particular. Many of the older royals are still unquestionably tone-deaf, and it remains to be seen what impact this will have on King Charles—and the monarchy.”
Lady Susan Hussey has resigned from her honorary position as one of King Charles’s advisors due to her racist behavior—which included aggressively and repeatedly asking Ngozi Fulani where she “really came from.”
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39 Responses to “Buckingham Palace needs to do more than apologise for racism- Bishop John I. Cline”
That woman who complained is a professional troublemaker looking for
offense all day all night. That white lady
83years old. Give her a break. I been ask
many times where I from originally and
it ain’t a problem. I proud of my heritage and that charity woman should be too.
You can always be offended if you are seeking to be.
If the "lady" had asked the question once or twice and then dropped it, I would agree with you. But she asked it 7 or 8 times and in different ways. She is old enough and experienced in protocols of behavior to know what she was doing.
I guess the racist old woman expected the Sistah to obediently answer her stupid question the way she wanted it answered. But it's good to see the Sistah replying in a cool, calm and slightly mocking way.
had our forefathers dwelt in the past after the emancipation where will the BVI be today
bring to the table what our development must look like in another 20 to 30 years: have a vision talk show host, the past is done
Use the past to correct issues towards charting a smooth path for our grandchildren and great grandchildren
keep the faith
There are a few racists of all colors here and they create a lot of noise but it doesn’t help when ppl like the charity woman make up fake insults just to make herself feel big.
Thank god for vino for bringing these things to life as the white man wanted to suspend our constitution for no reason just because we are black and powerless
THINGS GOING ON HERE LIKE , COLD BLOODED MURDER ,/ COCAINE / GUNS STABBINGS ETC BUT DID WE EVER HEAR A SINGLE WORD FROM THIS MAN AND OTHERS LIKE HIM CSC IS ANOTHER SWEET TALKING HUSTLER , EVEN JESUS FORGAVE , BUT THESE 2 CANARIES SINGING THE SAME RACISM SONG AS IF THEY DISCOVERED IT 0
Why you don't ask your government to first apologize for the oppression that they, their labour and immigration department subject their poor Caribbean brothers and Sisters to...The Law says after ten years you can get status and I know people who's application being returned to them because they only reach 18 yrs and not the 20 yrs which is wrong and not the Law. I also know people who pass 30 yrs and can't even get an update on their application...How about talking about those criminal acts against your own black and ask for an apology. U need to shut to * up. U all are worst than the white man.
As for you, pretending bishop. You need to have several seats and start to give back your cult followers their money. Prayers are free and should not be charged but then again, it only goes to show that there are alot of followers in the BVI and not enough leaders. You need to stop airing your mouth and ask god for forgiveness.