Danny Baker attends the National Television Awards in 2017. Photo / Getty
Danny Baker attends the National Television Awards in 2017. Photo / Getty
British comedy writer and radio DJ Danny Baker has apologised after tweeting a "racist" photo after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle introduced their newborn son Archie to the world.
Baker shared a post to his 501,000 followers that showed a couple holding on to a chimpanzee dressed in a suit,with the text "Royal baby leaves hospital".
Baker quickly deleted the tweet. Photo / Supplied
He later apologised, saying: "Sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up. Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased."
The radio veteran insisted there had been no racist intent, telling a Twitter follower that the "connection never occurred" to him.
Baker's apology all fell short for many users, who accused him of shifting the blame:
So not only does Danny Baker post an image comparing a baby w African heritage to an ape, but he has the audacity to say problem is that those of us who point out how racist it is have “diseased minds”. Classic example of blaming those of us who call out racism for its existence pic.twitter.com/6gtKMpaHZY
Markle has proudly embraced her biracial heritage in the past: "I'm half black and half white ... While my mixed heritage may have created a grey area surrounding my self-identification, keeping me with a foot on both sides of the fence, I have come to embrace that.
