Prince William Said ‘To Our Generation, War Is Alien In Europe’ To Volunteers At Ukrainian Cultural Centre In London
11.03.2022 - 00:41
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Prince William’s comments he made while visiting the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London on Wednesday were taken out of context, causing backlash.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were speaking to volunteers about the war in Ukraine when the future king exclaimed, “To our generation, it’s very alien to see this in Europe. We are all behind you.”
The first part of his quote was left out by reporters, prompting a sharp backlash online, before Chris Ship made the full video of his comments available online on Thursday.
ITV News’ royals editor Chris Ship has since shared a full clip of the speech, showing William add “for our generation,” before saying the comments in question.
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Ship’s clip comes after William was called out by numerous social media users regarding the remarks.
“Horrific comment,” Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., tweeted. “European people ran roughshod over the continent of Africa, pillaging communities, raping women, enslaving human beings, colonizing for profit and power, stealing resources, causing generational devastation. And European nations continue to harm Africa.”
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A number of other tweets followed, making “Prince William” a trending topic on Twitter.
The comments come as Prince William and Kate are getting ready to head to the Caribbean. They are also a year after an unnamed member of the Royal Family was accused of making racist remarks about the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s unborn son, Archie.
“We’re very much not a racist family,” Prince William told