BBC Presenter Fired Over Tweet Regarding Royal Baby

BBC presenter Danny Baker has come under fire for a tweet relating to the royal baby.

The radio presenter shared an image in a since deleted tweet of a white couple holding hands with a monkey, captioned, "Royal baby leaves hospital". The presenter's tweet has been accused of having racist connotations as Meghan Markle's family is of African-American descent. Baker took to Twitter to apologise for the post, saying he would've used the same image for any child and said it was a mistake. He referenced Archie Mountbatten-Windsor in his tweet, writing "sorry mate". https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/1126417512739024898 Baker was later fired by the BBC, where he presents a radio show on BBC5. https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/1126419088765595648 He said the national broadcaster threw him "under the bus". https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/1126425849631318018 A representative for the BBC commented, "This was a serious error of judgment and goes against the values we as a station aim to embody."

They added, "Danny's a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us."