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Prince Harry to attend equality course

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Prince Harry has been ordered by his British army bosses to enrol in an equality course after calling a fellow officer a "Paki".

The 24-year-old is understood to have been formally disciplined by army chiefs for making the offensive remark and told he must realise his behaviour was unacceptable.

Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Thursday the prince will have to attend an equality and diversity course, while the name-calling incident will be formally noted in his army record.

"Harry has been subjected to normal army discipline procedures," a Clarence House spokeswoman told the newspaper.

The prince personally apologised to his former colleague, Ahmed Raza Khan, in January after a newspaper released a video made by Harry in which he calls Khan a "Paki".

Harry filmed Khan, who is now a senior soldier in Pakistan's army, and other fellow trainee soldiers three years ago while they waited to board a flight to Cyprus.

He is heard to say on the video: "Ah, our little Paki friend, Ahmed."

A senior military source told the Daily Mirror that the jibe was not expected to harm Harry's military career.

"Although this matter will go on Harry's record it will not go against him," the source said.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the army had "concluded its considerations in relation to this case".

After the furore his "Paki" comments created last month, it was revealed how Harry and his father Prince Charles called an Indian polo player mate "Sooty".

Harry also found himself in hot water four years ago when he was pictured at a fancy dress party dressed in a Nazi uniform.

This week it was claimed Harry told black British comic Stephen K Amos, "You don't sound like a black chap", after meeting him at Prince Charles' 60th birthday party last November.

 
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