8 Out of 10 Cats host says Duke of Sussex is ‘very much our Kanye’ after runaway Royal wore Nazi garb for 2005 fancy dress bash and comes after multiple Grammy-winning rapper West shared pro-Nazi messages online
Telly comic Jimmy Carr has compared Prince Harry to Kanye West – saying both had ‘dressed up’ as Nazis and ‘f***** up’.
The comedian and 8 Out of 10 Cats presenter took a pop at the Duke of Sussex in a clip of his stand-up routine which has gone viral. Carr, 52, was referring to Harry, 40, donning a Nazi costume for a fancy dress party in 2005. Multiple Grammy-winning rapper West, 48, has shared pro-Nazi messages online – though recently insisted he ‘renounced’ anti-Semitism.
Carr’s gag was shared on his official Instagram account – which boasts 2.5million followers – captioned ‘Prince William Vs Prince Harry ’. He fired it off after an audience member asked which of the Royal brothers he preferred.
Carr said: “The Royal Family – well, if you can imagine, they’re like our Kardashians. Prince Harry is very much our Kanye. He occasionally dresses as a Nazi – and he f***** up.”
Some backed the gag praising the comic for “quite a smart answer”. But others supported the prince. One said: “Harry just can’t catch a break, can he.” Another wrote: “You lost me. Harry is a treasure.”
Harry has previously blamed the Prince and Princess of Wales for his Nazi gaffe at a fancy dress bash hosted by Olympic showjumper Richard Meade. In his book Spare the Duke of Sussex said he called his brother and sister-in-law for advice about whether to wear the Nazi uniform or a pilot’s outfit for the ‘Native and Colonial’ themed do.
He wrote: “I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought. Nazi uniform, they said. They both howled. Worse than Willy’s leotard outfit! Way more ridiculous! Which, again, was the point.”
Photos of him in the outfit sparked international outrage for which then 20-year-old Harry apologised. He said: “I am very sorry if I have caused any offence or embarrassment to anyone. It was a poor choice of costume and I apologise.”
Harry later admitted on Netflix dressing as a Nazi was one of the “biggest mistakes” of his life, adding all he “wanted to do was make it right”. He met then-Chief Rabbi the late Jonathan Sacks and spoke to a Holocaust survivor in a bid to repair the damage.
In May Kanye – reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband – sparked outrage by releasing a track called Heil Hitler (Hooligan Version). In 2022 he tweeted that he was going ‘death con 3 on Jewish people’ which led to him being dropped by his agency CAA, production company MRC, Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga.
The Yeezy designer – who has worn swastika and ‘White Lives Matter’ t-shirts – has repeatedly spoken about his disdain for Jewish people and his adoration of Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler.
But the 24-time Grammy winning hip-hop star has since told his 69.4m followers on X: “I am done with antisemitism. God forgive me for the pain I’ve caused. I forgive those who have caused me pain. Thank you God.”
He said he had rejected his Nazi persona after getting a “FaceTime from my kids”. “I wanna save the world again,” he added.
Prince Harry’s representatives have been contacted for comment.
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