Prince Harry was previously portrayed as a race traitor by BBC.

Last year, the network ran a photo of the Duke of Sussex with a gun pointed to his head. The choice of the cryptic photo was done to illustrate an investigation into far-right extremism. BBC captioned Prince Harry’s photo, “see ya later traitor.”

Months after the incident, BBC apologized to Prince Harry for not informing him beforehand that his image would be broadcast on the network in December 2018. Prior to this, Prince Harry complained that the choice of photo raised security concerns and was distressing for his wife, Meghan Markle, who is mixed race.

“This was an important piece of journalism. We regret the distress caused so we apologized for failing to warn the palace,” a spokesperson for BBC said.

But Prince Harry’s spokesperson argued that the main issue is that by publishing the controversial snap, other networks had the opportunity to reproduce it.

“His Royal Highness welcomes the letter from the BBC relating to the shocking image published by BBC News last year as part of a report on the activities of a British neo-Nazi group with links in the US. His Royal Highness raised the issue with Ofcom about the rebroadcasting of this racist image due to his concerns that hateful and dangerous propaganda had been spread globally by the world’s most important public service broadcaster,” the spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time that a controversial photo of Prince Harry has been released. Years ago, the new dad was also photographed wearing a Nazi costume. At that time, Markle’s husband attended his friend’s costume party.

After he learned that his photo has made front-page news, Prince Harry released an apology to the public. He said that he’s sorry for any offense or embarrassment his controversial photo has caused. Clarence House also released a statement saying that the Duke of Sussex understands that what he wore was a poor choice of costume.

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Pictured: Prince Harry gestures during a discussion, while on a visit to YMCA South Ealing, to learn more about their work on mental health and see how they are providing support to young people in the area, on April 3, 2019 in London, England. Getty Images/Adrian Dennis-WPA Pool
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