Prince Harry reflects on Nazi costume scandal in warning about antisemitism

Prince Harry warned that rising antisemitism in Britain is “deeply troubling,” saying anger over events in the Middle East can never justify hostility toward Jews or Judaism.

Writing in the New Statesman, Harry said Jewish communities across Britain are increasingly feeling unsafe amid a surge in antisemitic incidents, including synagogue attacks, arson targeting Jewish sites, and the stabbing of two Jewish men in London earlier this year.

While criticizing the scale of destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, Harry stressed that legitimate political protest must never spill into hatred against an entire people or faith, warning against the normalization of anti-Jewish hostility during demonstrations and online discourse.

The prince also reflected on his own past mistakes, referencing the Nazi costume scandal from his youth and saying he had taken responsibility and learned from it.