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Danny Baker SACKED by BBC over 'racist' Royal baby tweet

Broadcaster Danny Baker says he has been fired by BBC Radio 5 Live after tweeting a joke about the Duke and Duchess Of Sussex's son using a picture of a monkey.

Baker took to Twitter yesterday where he posted a picture of a man and woman with a monkey dressed in a suit.

The caption read: "Royal baby leaves hospital."

The now deleted Twitter post by broadcaster Danny Baker (Twitter)

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Earlier today Baker, who appeared on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, revealed he has been fired by the broadcaster over the tweet.

He tweeted: "Just got fired from bbc5live. For the record - it was red sauce. Always."

Earlier he posted: "Would have used same stupid pic for any other Royal birth or Boris Johnson kid or even one of my own. It's a funny image. (Though not of course in that context.)

"Enormous mistake, for sure. Grotesque. Anyway, here's to ya Archie, Sorry mate."

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