It all started at a reception at Buckingham Palace.

Prince William's godmother, Lady Susan Hussie,

approached Ngozi Falani from the charity Sister Space

and began asking her about what part of Africa she came from.

The problem with that, she's actually from Hackney, just six miles down the road.

So first, I want you to hear Ngozi explaining in her own words exactly what happened.

So I'm standing there just kind of taking it all in and this woman strides over to me,

picks up my locks and moves it out of the way so that she could see my name badge.

I don't know this woman. I've never met her before.

To put your hand in my hair is a violation in itself.

But then the questioning started.

Now we are at an event where there are advocates there who, you know, are part of the fight against domestic abuse.

So I'm not surprised that somebody would ask me where I'm from, so I said, sister space.

Now where are you from? Oh, we're basically in Hackney.

Now where are you from?

At that point, I'm thinking,

what is the answer she's trying to get?

Does she want to know where we're bases?

Is this about, since the first or is it about me?

So I said, I'm from the UK.

And you said, no, but where are you really from? Now, at that point, I have to determine

whether she's not hearing me, so I have to keep repeating myself. But once I was satisfied that

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