Journalist Petronella Wyatt defends Lady Susan Hussey over race row

‘She will be devastated… This will ruin her life’: Petronella Wyatt defends her old friend Lady Hussey over race-row remarks

  • The journalist tweeted that she has known Lady Susan Hussey since she was 18
  • She wrote:  ‘She is a decent woman and certainly not a racist’ on Twitter
  • Row erupted after Lady Hussey asked British woman ‘where are you really from’  

Petronella Wyatt defended ‘decent’ Lady Susan Hussey last night and voiced her concerns that the race row would ‘ruin her life’.

The journalist and broadcaster tweeted: ‘I’ve known Lady Hussey since I was 18. She is a decent woman and certainly not a racist.

‘She often asked my mother where she was from because she had a central European accent. I am sometimes mistaken for non-British because of my colouring. I’m never offended.

‘Poor Susan Hussey is 83 and this must be the first time she has ever offended anyone. She is very kind and considerate and I feel sorry for her.

Journalist and broadcaster Petronella Wyatt, pictured, defended ‘decent’ Lady Susan Hussey last night and voiced her concerns that the race row would ‘ruin her life’ 

‘Her main sin appears to be friendly curiosity. I have often asked people where their families have originally come from.

‘Knowing Susan Hussey, who was the Queen’s chief lady-in-waiting, she will be devastated. The Palace should not have sacked her after decades of service. This will ruin her life.’

Miss Wyatt’s mother, Veronica Banszky von Ambroz, was born in Hungary and married well-connected Labour politician Woodrow Wyatt.

Mr Wyatt was a close associate of the Queen Mother as well as Margaret Thatcher and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. 

Speaking about Lady Susan Hussey, pictured, journalist and broadcaster Petronella Wyatt said: ‘I’ve known Lady Hussey since I was 18. She is a decent woman and certainly not a racist’

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