Prince Harry apologised: It was a poor choice of costume

TV channels and newspapers across the globe picked up on the anger generated by the picture of Prince Harry dressed as a &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/society/2002/12/13/40778.html ' target=_blank>Nazi.

His antics made it on to the front page of the New York Post and were covered by the &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/main/2002/08/29/35565.html ' target=_blank>American TV networks throughout the day.

The story was unsurprisingly also monitored intensively by the German newspapers. Commentators warned Harry would have been arrested if he had warned the fancy-dress uniform in Germany, informs the Scotsman.