BBC DJ fired after using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son.
A BBC radio broadcaster was fired Thursday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry.
Baker, 61, said the posting had been meant as a gag, tweeting late Wednesday that it was"supposed to be joke about royals vs circus animals in posh clothes but interpreted as about monkeys & race." The post has since been deleted.BBC Radio 5 Live controller Jonathan Wall said in an email to staff that Baker had shown poor judgment.
When Harry was first dating Meghan, his office released a scathing letter in which the prince complained about sexist and racist media coverage and online comments about Meghan, who at the time was starring in the TV show"Suits." Baby Archie was introduced to his great-grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Wednesday. Harry and Meghan posted an Instagram picture of the meeting, which also included Meghan's mother, who is staying with the royal couple.
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