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Prince's racist term sparks anger
Prince Harry
Prince Harry has served with the army in Afghanistan
Prince Harry's racist remark about a Pakistani member of his army platoon has prompted widespread criticism.
The prince issued an apology after the News of the World published a video diary in which he calls one of his then Sandhurst colleagues a "Paki".
Cabinet minister John Denham said it was "offensive", while the Ramadhan Foundation called the prince a "thug".
St James's Palace said he had used the term "Paki" as a nickname about a friend and without any malice.
The prince filmed parts of the video and in another clip, he is heard calling another cadet a "raghead".
He had to apologise in 2005 for wearing a swastika armband to a party, which offended many Jewish people.
'Unfortunate timing'
The video obtained by the News of the World shows Harry while still an officer cadet at Sandhurst military academy.
Bullying and racism are not endemic in the Armed Forces
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Profile: Prince Harry
Reaction to prince's racist term
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It was filmed in front of other cadets at an airport departure lounge as they waited for a flight to Cyprus to go on manoeuvres.
The newspaper said the prince, who is third in line to the throne, had called the soldier "our little Paki friend".
BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said this was an extremely embarrassing episode for the prince and the Royal Family.
She said the emergence of the three-year-old video was "unfortunate timing" for Harry, whose image had greatly improved since he served in Afghanistan last year.
Prince Harry, smiling at the Queen, and Ahmed Raza Khan, bottom right, at their Sandhurst passing out parade in 2006.
Prince Harry and Ahmed Raza Khan, bottom, at Sandhurst in 2006
"That was a real step up for him, a real sense of maturity that people could see," she said.
She added that as a member of the Royal Family, Prince Harry was held to a certain standard, and everything he said and did was scrutinised "regardless of whether it was banter among colleagues or something that was being used by lots of other people he was working with".
'Absolutely disgusting'
Politicians and Muslim groups are among those to have condemned the prince's remarks.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the words would have caused "considerable offence", while Tory leader David Cameron said it was "a completely unacceptable thing to say".
Aki Nawaz, musician and political activist, said: "It's absolutely disgusting and I think he should be dismissed from the MoD. We don't accept these things, we've had to live with this for 40 years."
Prince Harry
Prince Harry has served with the army in Afghanistan
Prince Harry's racist remark about a Pakistani member of his army platoon has prompted widespread criticism.
The prince issued an apology after the News of the World published a video diary in which he calls one of his then Sandhurst colleagues a "Paki".
Cabinet minister John Denham said it was "offensive", while the Ramadhan Foundation called the prince a "thug".
St James's Palace said he had used the term "Paki" as a nickname about a friend and without any malice.
The prince filmed parts of the video and in another clip, he is heard calling another cadet a "raghead".
He had to apologise in 2005 for wearing a swastika armband to a party, which offended many Jewish people.
'Unfortunate timing'
The video obtained by the News of the World shows Harry while still an officer cadet at Sandhurst military academy.
Bullying and racism are not endemic in the Armed Forces
MOD spokeswoman
Profile: Prince Harry
Reaction to prince's racist term
Prince's apology for racist comment
It was filmed in front of other cadets at an airport departure lounge as they waited for a flight to Cyprus to go on manoeuvres.
The newspaper said the prince, who is third in line to the throne, had called the soldier "our little Paki friend".
BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said this was an extremely embarrassing episode for the prince and the Royal Family.
She said the emergence of the three-year-old video was "unfortunate timing" for Harry, whose image had greatly improved since he served in Afghanistan last year.
Prince Harry, smiling at the Queen, and Ahmed Raza Khan, bottom right, at their Sandhurst passing out parade in 2006.
Prince Harry and Ahmed Raza Khan, bottom, at Sandhurst in 2006
"That was a real step up for him, a real sense of maturity that people could see," she said.
She added that as a member of the Royal Family, Prince Harry was held to a certain standard, and everything he said and did was scrutinised "regardless of whether it was banter among colleagues or something that was being used by lots of other people he was working with".
'Absolutely disgusting'
Politicians and Muslim groups are among those to have condemned the prince's remarks.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the words would have caused "considerable offence", while Tory leader David Cameron said it was "a completely unacceptable thing to say".
Aki Nawaz, musician and political activist, said: "It's absolutely disgusting and I think he should be dismissed from the MoD. We don't accept these things, we've had to live with this for 40 years."
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