Prince Harry Says Wearing Nazi Uniform Was 'One Of The Biggest Mistakes' Of His Life

A still of the Duke of Sussex from his and Meghan's new docuseries, "Harry & Megan."
A nonetheless of the Duke of Sussex from his and Meghan's new docuseries, "Harry & Megan."
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Prince Harry spoke in regards to the time he was photographed carrying a Nazi uniform as a dressing up to a celebration in January 2005, calling it “one of many greatest errors of my life” within the couple’s new Netflix sequence.

“I felt so ashamed afterwards,” Harry stated within the third episode of the sequence, which premiered Thursday. “All I needed to do was make it proper.”

The royal was 20 when he wore the uniform to a celebration.

“I sat down and spoke to the chief rabbi in London, which had a profound affect on me,” the Duke of Sussex stated. “I went to Berlin and spoke to a Holocaust survivor.”

“I might’ve simply ignored it and possibly made the identical errors again and again in my life, however I learnt from that,” the prince stated.

A copy of the New York Post front page shows the "Royal Nazi" headline Jan. 13, 2005, in New York City. Prince Harry reportedly attended a fancy dress party wearing a khaki uniform with an armband emblazoned with a swastika, the emblem of the German WWII Nazi Party.
A replica of the New York Publish entrance web page reveals the "Royal Nazi" headline Jan. 13, 2005, in New York Metropolis. Prince Harry reportedly attended a flowery costume get together carrying a khaki uniform with an armband emblazoned with a swastika, the symbol of the German WWII Nazi Celebration.
Stephen Chernin by way of Getty Photographs

Harry additionally spoke about there being a “an enormous degree of unconscious bias” within the royal household, because the Netflix sequence revisited when Princess Michael of Kent wore a racist, blackamoor brooch to Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas lunch, which Meghan additionally attended, in 2017.

The princess ― who's married to the late queen’s cousin ― later apologized, claiming she was “very sorry and distressed that it has prompted offense” in an announcement shared with Folks journal.

“On this household, typically you’re a part of the issue somewhat than a part of the answer. And there's a enormous degree of unconscious bias,” Harry says.

“The factor with unconscious bias is it’s really nobody’s fault, however as soon as it’s been identified or recognized inside your self you then have to make it proper,” the royal added. “It’s schooling, it’s consciousness and it’s a relentless work in progress for everybody ― together with me.”

Princess Michael of Kent, wearing racist jewelry, attends a Christmas lunch for the extended royal family at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 20, 2017 in London.
Princess Michael of Kent, carrying racist jewellery, attends a Christmas lunch for the prolonged royal household at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 20, 2017 in London.
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