Prince Harry’s video clip uttering racial remarks stirs up hornet’s nest
January 14, 2009
The News of the World reported that Harry (third in line to the British throne), used offensive terms referring to people from Afghanistan and Pakistan decent. The incident occurred in 2006.
An army lieutenant in the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals is held responsible for the racial remarks in an airport departure lounge as soldiers waited to travel to Cyprus on a training mission.
As per the report, in the video, Harry referred to one colleague as “our little Paki friend” which in turn is a derogatory term for people of Pakistani origin. It was also reported that Prince Harry called another cadet, who was wearing a headscarf a `rag head`. According to the newspaper, the video was filmed by other cadets and supplied to them.
St. James’s Palace, the office of Harry and his elder brother Prince William said on Saturday that Harry was sorry for any offense caused by his use of the word `Paki`.
“Prince Harry fully understands how offensive this term can be, and is extremely sorry for any wrongdoing his words might cause. However, on this occasion three years ago, Prince Harry used the term without any malice and as a nickname about a highly popular member of his platoon. There is no question that Prince Harry was in any way seeking to insult his friend” said spokesman, Patrick Harrison.
Britain’s defence ministry in a statement said:
Other News:“Neither the army nor the armed forces tolerates inappropriate behavior in any shape or form. The Army takes all allegations of inappropriate behavior very seriously and substantive allegations are invested.”
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