The Sun's photograph of Prince Harry wearing the uniform of Rommel's Afrika Korps provoked a storm of protest. Michael Howard, the leader of the Conservative Party, called for a fuller apology: Howard's grandmother was one of millions put to death by the Nazi party whose insignia Harry was wearing. Ask young people for their first reaction to the row.
Back in the 1970s punk rock era, the Sex Pistols wore swastikas. They did it deliberately to offend and to outrage. Their publicist was trying to get them banned. What has changed since then for Prince Harry to think it was OK? In Germany it is against the law to wear Nazi insignia. Some people argue that a similar ban should exist throughout Europe.
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