Prince Harry says he saw ‘racist’ chimpanzee tweet after Archie’s birth

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The British Duke of Sussex said an allegedly racist tweet posted by a veteran British broadcaster was one of the first things he saw after the birth of his son Archie.

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In the fourth episode of Netflixs Harry and Meghan, Prince Harry, 38, recalls how a photo of a couple with a chimpanzee was posted by a member of the media, adding: and at the top it says the baby royal leaves the hospital.

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Harry also talked about the consequences of the birth of his son: So that’s one of the first things I saw.

The tweet was posted by longtime former BBC broadcaster Danny Baker, 65, who later apologized and said it was a joke about the Royal Family against animals of circus dressed in fancy clothes.

He was fired by the BBC over fallout from his tweet, which he said was a stupid, thoughtless gag that he said had no racist undertones.

It was a serious error in judgment and goes against the values ​​we as a station aim to embody, a BBC spokesperson said at the time of the turmoil of 2019. Dannys is a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer present a weekly show with us.

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Bakers’ tweet showed a black and white photograph of a well-dressed man and woman holding hands with a chimpanzee wearing a bowler hat and jacket alongside the caption: Royal baby leaves hospital.

It caused a furious reaction online after the arrival of Britain’s first mixed-race royal baby, with Baker trying to excuse him, saying: Sorry, my photo gag of the little guy in the fancy outfit caused a few. It never occurred to me because, well, the mind is not sick. As soon as those kind enough to point out its possible connotations made contact, it fell. And that’s all. Now wait for the swearing football tweets.

After posting a series of tweets about a Tottenham Hotspur vs Ajax football match in the Champions League semi-final, Baker, who presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live, issued a fresh apology as outrage continued to rise on his tweet.

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Once again. Sincere apologies for the stupid thoughtless photo gag earlier, he added. Was meant to be a joke about Royals vs. circus animals in fancy clothes, but interpreted as about monkeys and race, so rightfully deleted. Royal observation is not my forte.

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The following day, Baker said online how reporters from the Daily Mail and Sky had tried to speak to him about the controversy: It’s on. Open door, smiling Mail hack. Do you think black people look like monkeys?

Any other time you would kick someone on the ass for saying that. No mate. Photo gag. Chic baby chimpanzee. Alerted to circs. Appalled. Deleted. Excuse. He asks again! #LinkRacism.

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Baker added: Now Sky at the door. Would have used the same silly photo for any other child of royal birth or (UK politician Boris Johnson) or even one of mine. It’s a funny picture. (Although not of course in this context.) Huge mistake, for sure. Grotesque. Anyway, here’s Archie, sorry mate.

Shortly after, he announced: I just got kicked out of @bbc5live.

The Sussexes, who also share 18-month-old daughter Lilibet, made their first public appearance with their baby at St Georges Hall, Windsor Castle on May 8 before confirming they had named their son, now aged three years, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

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