The British armed forces will be pressed to act to dismantle its "barrack-room culture" in response to the controversy surrounding Prince Harry's use of racist language, according to the Guardian on Tuesday.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been working with the Ministry of Defense to combat discrimination on grounds of gender and sexuality, the paper said.
Following the emergence of video footage showing Prince Harry calling a fellow cadet a "Paki" at the weekend, the EHRC has asked the Ministry of Defense to broaden its work to include combating racism.
"They know they have a problem," an EHRC source was quoted by the paper as saying. "The processes are only part of the battle - the harder more important battle is culture change. The issue here is barrack-room culture."
The source said that while the move was triggered by the revelations about the prince's remarks, it would have responded to a similar incident involving any soldier.
The prime minister, Gordon Brown, described the prince's remarks as unacceptable.
Prince Harry is likely to be reprimanded "at the lower end of the administrative chain." That could mean a "letter of displeasure" is placed on his record.
John Hutton, the defense secretary, confirmed in the Commons that the prince would be interviewed by Household Cavalry commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fullerton.
Source: Xinhua
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