Prince William faces criticism over 'war in Europe' comment during Ukraine Centre visit

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Prince William is facing backlash after describing the attack on Ukraine as “alien” compared to past conflicts that have taken place in Africa and Asia.The 39 year old was visiting the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London with wife Kate Middleton when the comments were made as he met with volunteers sorting out aid transportation for those suffering in the Russian invasion currently.

It was reported by The Independent that Prince William told volunteers: “It’s very alien to see this in Europe. We are all behind you”, implying that war was more likely to occur in other regions of Africa and Asia.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.The remarks led to corrected responses from authors and scholars on social media as they pointed out the Royal Family’s recent European conflicts and historical involvement in the British colonial empire. “Europe has seen some of the bloodiest conflict in the past two centuries—Balkans, Yugoslavia, Germany and Kosovo to name a few,” journalist Omid Scobie said as he mentioned being “unsurprised to see backlash” against William. “But sure, let’s normalise war and death in Africa and Asia.” "How do you have a 1,000 year history of colonialism, a literal 100 year war, launch 2 World Wars, allow multiple genocides, & bomb a dozen nations since 9/11 alone—yet make this type of a statement,” human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid commented.

Many other members of the public were also outraged at Prince William’s comments and took to Twitter ridiculing his ignorance.