Prince Harry once again at centre of a race dispute

London: Prince Harry was at the centre of a third race dispute on Wednesday after allegedly telling a black comedian he did not "sound like a black chap".

He is said to have made the remark to Stephen K. Amos after the comedian performed at a show to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday in November.

The prince has already faced criticism this year for calling a Pakistani Army cadet a "Paki" and in 2005 he caused outrage when he wore a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party.

Amos told Channel Five's The Wright Stuff that Harry, 24, made his remark after the gala We Are Most Amused.

The comedian, who lives in southwest London, said: "Harry said: 'Hello you don't sound like a black chap'." Amos added: "I wanted to say: 'How is I supposed to sound?'" His fellow panellist Lowri Turner and presenter Matthew Wright gasped.

Naomi Byron, from Youth Against Racism in Europe, said: "This is not just Prince Harry that is at fault. The aristocratic, rich circles he moves in obviously don't have a problem with this kind of racist stereotyping."

However a source said: "Harry had just been talking to an Iranian actor who had done an impression of a Nigerian. They had been talking about that and Harry then turned to Amos next to him and made the comment. It wasn't racist."

The new row comes just a month after Prince Harry was accused of racism when it emerged he had referred to a Sandhurst colleague as "our little Paki friend".

It was recently disclosed in The Daily Telegraph's Mandrake column that he, Prince William and the Prince of Wales affectionately refer to their Asian friend Kolin Dhillon, a fellow member of Cirencester Polo club, as "Sooty".

Prince Harry was also heavily criticised in 2005 after choosing to wear a Nazi uniform to a party.