The Prince and Princess of Wales were met with a smattering boos as they attended a basketball game in the US.

Their trip to the states has been overshadowed by the growing race row engulfing the future King’s godmother.

Lady Susan Hussey has resigned from her role in the royal household and apologised after she repeatedly questioned Ngozi Fulani, a prominent black British-born domestic abuse charity boss, about where she ‘really came from’ during a Buckingham Palace reception.

The Palace said in a statement that the comments were ‘unacceptable and deeply regrettable’.

Prince William had said it was ‘really disappointing’ to hear about the experiences of a guest at Buckingham Palace.

His spokesperson added: ‘Racism has no place in our society, these comments were unacceptable’ and ‘it’s right that the individual concerned has stepped down.’

William and Kate sat courtside yesterday to watch an NBA game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat at the end of the first day of their visit to the US.

Both stood for the national anthem The Star Spangled Banner but were later subject to small pockets of boos around the arena when they were introduced by a stadium announcer and shown on the big screen.

Other fans in the crowd could be heard loudly cheering ‘USA, USA’ when the Prince and Princess appeared on the screens in the centre above the court.

At the start of the basketball game on Wednesday night the royal couple were seen watching intently as the Celtics raced into an early lead.

The Boston Celtics’ name was inspired by the Original Celtics, a well-known basketball team that had been created by Irish immigrants in New York earlier in the 20th century, before folding in 1930.

After the second quarter with the game tied 47 all William and Kate watched as the Celtics honoured their long standing tradition of recognising a ‘Hero Among Us’, heralding individuals working to positively impact the community.

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