Prince sorry for racist remark

Prince Harry has said he is sorry for using a racist word to describe a Pakistani member of his army platoon.

A national newspaper has published a video diary in which the prince uses the term.

A royal spokesman said that the prince used the word as a nickname about a friend and didn't mean to be offensive.

In 2005, Prince Harry also had to apologise in a race row after dressing up as a Nazi for a fancy dress party, which offended many Jewish people.

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The video shows Harry three years ago when he was training to be an Army officer.

In a different section of the video, Prince Harry uses another word that could be seen to be offensive when talking about a Taliban or Iraqi rebel fighter.

A royal statement said: "Prince Harry fully understands how offensive this term can be, and is extremely sorry for any offence his words might cause."

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It added: "There is no question that Prince Harry was in any way seeking to insult his friend."

The Army has said that it had no record of a complaint about the incident, but would investigate any allegation of racist behaviour.

And a spokeswoman for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which works to stop racism, said it would be investigating the matter.