BBC Fires Danny Baker Over Royal Baby Chimp Tweet

Danny Baker

The BBC has sacked Danny Baker, saying he showed a "serious error of judgement" over his tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby.

The tweet, which he later deleted but which has been circulated on social media, showed an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee dressed in clothes with the caption: "Royal Baby leaves hospital".

The BBC 5 Live presenter was accused of mocking the duchess's racial heritage.

Baker claimed it was a "stupid gag".

The 61-year-old presented a Saturday morning show on the network.

The corporation said Baker's tweet "goes against the values we as a station aim to embody".

It added: "Danny's a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us."

Radio DJ Danny Baker says a tweet he posted about the royal baby with a picture of a chimpanzee was a 'stupid thing to put up', but says the idea he intended the post to be racist is 'grotesque' https://t.co/YJeJJBBSaO pic.twitter.com/n8DJVeEzgr

— ITV News (@itvnews) May 9, 2019

Once again. Sincere apologies for the stupid unthinking gag pic earlier. Was supposed to be joke about Royals vs circus animals in posh clothes but interpreted as about monkeys & race, so rightly deleted. Royal watching not my forte.
Also, guessing it was my turn in the barrel. pic.twitter.com/86cQGbAhDc

— Danny Baker (@prodnose) May 8, 2019

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