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5. Prince Phillip and Prince Harry used racial slurs

Prince Harry is smiling and wearing a suit in a gymnasium.
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Four years after getting criticized for wearing Nazi attire, Prince Harry was involved in another royal controversy — one that his grandfather is also guilty of. Harry was heard on video (which he filmed himself), using racial slurs.

A swift apology was issued on Harry’s behalf. Many compared his casual use of racist terms to the language Prince Phillip has used in the past.

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