By Eric King-
Broadcaster Danny Baker is being investigated by police over a “stupid” royal baby tweet that led to him being sacked from his role presenting a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
The twee depicted a photo showing a well-dressed man and woman holding hands with a suited chimpanzee with the caption “royal baby leaves hospital”, was perceived by many as racist. A Metropolitan Police statement read: “An allegation has been received by the Metropolitan Police Service on Thursday May 9 in relation to a tweet published on the May 8.”
“As is routine, the allegation will be reviewed and assessed by specialist officers.” Following his sacking, Mr Baker said he knew a royal baby was being born but claimed “he had no idea” it was the son of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
Baker told reporters: “It was up there only about eight minutes or something, until somebody I follow said Dan you know…she’s mixed race.
“And I took it down, and that’s it, as I said Occam’s Razor [the most simple explanation is usually correct], that’s it.” Baker claims not to have intended the tweet to be racist, saying he was trying ”to poke fun at the Royal family”. What Baker wants us to believe is that although he was aware the a royal baby had been born, he was not aware the baby belonged to Prince Harry and Meghan.
Under Investigation: Danny Baker