Britain's Prince Harry apologised today after he wore a Nazi uniform to a costume party two weeks before Queen Elizabeth is due to lead the country's Holocaust memorial events.
In the latest of a string of gaffes, Harry, 20, wore a red and black swastika armband and an army shirt with Nazi regalia at the party at a friend's house on Saturday.
"I am very sorry if I have caused any offence," Harry said in a statement. "It was a poor choice of costume and I apologise."
The incident bring further embarrassment on the royal family and Harry, third in line to the British throne and due to train at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst this year.
Queen Elizabeth is due to host a reception for survivors of the holocaust on January 27th before representing the nation at the Holocaust Memorial Day National Event.
A picture of Harry in his Nazi outfit was taken at the private house party in Wiltshire, southwest England. It was published on the front page of the Sunnewspaper under the headlines "Hitler Youth" and "Harry the Nazi".
The photograph showed him with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other
The Sunsaid the party, with the theme "Native and Colonial", was at the house of Olympic horseman Richard Meade.