Harry Wrong to Wear Nazi Costume - Poll
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Harry Wrong to Wear Nazi Costume - Poll
By John-Paul Ford Rojas, PA
Nearly three-quarters of Britons believe Prince Harry was wrong to wear
a Nazi costume to a fancy dress party, a newspaper poll revealed
tonight.
A majority also think Prince William should have stopped his younger
brother from dressing up as a member of Hitler's Afrika Korps.
But the figures in tomorrow's Sunday Mirror also show younger people
more inclined to sympathise with Harry than their elders.
Some 52% of 18-24 year-olds felt his costume was perfectly acceptable
while among those aged 65 and over 83% disagreed, rising to 85% for
those aged 55-64.
The 20-year-old, third in line to the throne, has apologised after he
was pictured in The Sun newspaper wearing the uniform with a swastika
on his arm.
He has faced widespread criticism from politicians, Jewish groups and
Second World War veterans over his actions.
According to the new figures, 26% believe he made a "very bad and
insensitive decision" and 45% say he "should have been more careful
in his choice", although 25% said it was "as acceptable a fancy
dress outfit as any other".
The poll, compiled by ICM, found 55% believed William should have
stopped his brother from wearing the uniform.
But this has not dented the older prince's image too much, as 83%
still say he is fit to be king. However only 45% would accept Harry as
monarch.
Some have said the royal, who now has plans for a military career,
should be barred from the Army, but only 10% of those questioned agree.
The Prince of Wales seems to have escaped flak from the affair, with
49% thinking he has done a good job as a father and only 12% a bad job.
More than half (51%) think Britain would be worse off without a Royal
Family while 38% say it would be better off.
Overall 57% agree with the statement that William and Harry "are a
pride to the country and have a deep sense of purpose".
Only one in three (33%) think the pair are spoiled and just one in four
(25%) think they "have no sense of who they are and how the Royal
Family should behave".
ICM Research interviewed 522 adults aged over 18 on January 14 and 15.
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