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Outrage over Harry's Nazi gaffe
London
Evening Standard | Jan 13 2005
Prince Harry's Nazi fancy-dress uniform complete
with swastika armband has sparked international outrage and calls for him
to apologise in public for his "shameful" antics.
The Israeli foreign minister and the EU's foreign policy chief joined the throng of anti-facist groups, Jewish human rights organisations and politicians who rounded on the 20-year-old royal.Calls were made for the third in line to the throne to cancel his plans to join the Army following his "totally inappropriate" decision to wear the Nazi soldier outfit with a swastika emblazoned on his arm.
The furore is the latest in a long line of troubles for Harry. He scuffled with a paparazzi photographer in October and three years ago was exposed as having smoked cannabis.
A picture of the young royal at a party dressed in Nazi regalia including a badge of the German Wehrmacht was published on the front page of The Sun.
Clarence House swiftly issued a written statement from the Prince in which he apologised for any offence.
Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom was among those who criticised him, describing the use of Nazi symbols as intolerable.
"I think anybody who tries to pass it off as bad taste must be made aware that this can encourage others to think that perhaps that period was not as bad as we teach the young generation in the free world," he said.
EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana said: "It's not an appropriate thing to do."
Tory leader Michael Howard said Harry should appear in person to "tell us just how contrite he now is".
