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The family of an army officer named P *** by Prince Harry criticized him for suggesting that royalty is racist, insisting: “You are wrong.”
Harry apologized in 2009 for using the vile insult against Sandhurst’s colleague, Ahmed Raza Khan, in a video he filmed himself.
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He also used a racial slur against another colleague in the clip, filmed a year after the prince sparked outrage by dressing up as a Nazi at a costume party.
Last night, Khan’s father told The Sun that he disagreed with the claim of racism that emerged from Harry and Meghan’s explosive television interview with the queen of the American talk show Oprah Winfrey.
Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Abbasi said: “Prince Harry might have his family problems, but I don’t agree with him at all.
“I don’t think the people of the UK or the Royal Family are racist.
“They are accommodating people from all over the world and giving them access to the best facilities as citizens and residents.”
Abbasi, former vice president of the Muslim Bank of Pakistan, continued: “I have met members of the Royal Family and they were extremely kind and caring.”
Prince Harry may have his family issues, but I don’t agree with him at all.
Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Abbasi
He said it was Harry’s use of the P word that caused pain in the past, but emphasized: “You cannot ignore the love shown by other members of the Royal Family.”
In her interview, Meghan told Oprah that son Archie was not made a prince after “concerns and conversations” between an unidentified family member and Harry about “how dark” his skin would be when he was born.
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When asked if there was a concern that her son was “too dark” and that would be a problem, Meghan said, “If that’s the assumption you’re making, it’s pretty safe.”
Later, Harry accused the British press of being “intolerant” and said that the racism of British society in general forced them to leave the country and live in North America.
The couple declined to say who allegedly made the comment about Archie’s skin tone, but Oprah later said they told her it was not the Queen or Prince Philip.
Abbasi, speaking from his home in Abbottabad, Pakistan, met Prince Charles in 2006 when his son Ahmed received the Queen’s prestigious “sword of honor”.
The award was for being the best graduate at Sandhurst, where Ahmed trained with Harry.
The footage shows Ahmed’s father sharing a joke with Charles as he attended Buckingham Palace to proudly watch his son graduate.
Abbasi reflected: “I had wonderful moments with Prince Charles.
“Royals are very nice human beings. I can’t call them racists. They are great people who respect their citizens.
“I think they have the same level of respect for all people in their own country and around the world.
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“In fact, I didn’t see any racists in the UK. I think the UK is a nice country that welcomes people from all corners of the world. ”
Harry’s insult came to light in leaked video in 2009. Footage showed the prince three years earlier as a 21-year-old cadet officer during a military exercise in Cyprus.
I think the UK is a nice country that welcomes people from all corners of the world.
Mr. Abbasi
Clarence House issued an immediate apology for the video and the Defense Ministry said the Armed Forces had zero tolerance for racism.
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At the time, St. James’s Palace said the second derogatory term used was army jargon for the Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters.
However, the Equality and Human Rights Commission launched an investigation into the P-word comment and politicians from all parties, including then-Prime Minister David Cameron, criticized Harry.
Ahmed later revealed that the prince had called him personally to apologize.
He said at the time: “Harry called me by a nickname that is usually very insulting, but I know he didn’t mean it that way.
“We were close friends when we trained and I know he is not a racist.”
The video followed a furore in 2005 when Harry dressed up as a Nazi at a costume party.
Photographs obtained by The Sun showed him dressed in a brown uniform with a swastika armband.
Jewish and anti-racist groups spoke of their dislike of the stunt, just weeks before the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Last year, critics called on Harry to “stop lecturing people” about racism after he spoke about “unconscious biases.”
In an interview for Vogue, she told Dr. Jane Goodall: “You learned from your family, you learned from the older generation, or from advertising, from your environment.
“And therefore you have to be able to have a broader perspective.”
Last week, Prince William denied that the royal family was racist when he visited an east London school.
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The sun says
Do you acknowledge the widespread racism in British society that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan say forced them to flee to the United States?
Muhammad Khan Abbasi does not.
He is the father of award-winning army officer Ahmed Raza Khan, whom Harry once infamously called a “jerk” on video.
The former chief banker, Mr. Abbasi, is a great admirer of multicultural Britain and even more so of the “polite”, “loving” and “respectful” royal family; Prince Charles in particular.
It would be naive to think that racism does not exist in Britain and that any suggestion of racist language or behavior should always be reported and investigated.
Only by openly discussing them can we hope to address the problem.
Mr Abbasi suffered only one hurtful comment during his dealings with the UK, but it was openly discussed, he quickly apologized to his son … and Harry was forgiven.
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