Prince Harry - Royal Gaffer

Remember, if you wear a Nazi costume to a party, tell a black person that he doesn't sound like a black person and call people from Pakistan "Pakis" and "Ragheads," then you're a racist. If you're third-in-line to the British throne and do these things, however, you are just guilty of being "gaffe-prone."

Luckily for Prince Harry, they're going to send him to school to stop being so racist gaffey:

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince Harry has been sent on course on equality and diversity after a series of high profile racial gaffes have damaged the young royal's reputation, it was reported Thursday.

Harry, an officer in the British Army, was formally disciplined by superiors after videos surfaced showing him using offensive language -- referring to a fellow soldier as a "Paki" and another as looking "like a raghead."

Now, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper, the 24-year-old has been ordered to attend lessons on how not to be racist and gain understanding of how offensive his comments are. ...

The latest development follows a new claim that the prince, third in line to throne, told a black British comedian that he didn't "sound like a black chap."

In a 2005 gaffe, Harry apologized after he was photographed wearing a Nazi uniform at a party.

So give Harry the benefit of the doubt. Obviously he's never been taught proper gaffe-avoidance techniques.

--WKW

Crossposted at William K. Wolfrum Chronicles