 are understood to be the focus of the service police inquiry. Two images and a screengrab from a video were leaked to the Daily Mail. One was a mocked-up photograph from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's wedding. The new image had superimposed the head of a black man on that of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Another doctored image showed a black man's forearm with the description 'truck drivers' suntan competition winner'. An image taken from a video of a naked and elderly Afro-Caribbean woman was also shared by the group. No date has been given for how long the Special Investigations Branch, a discrete element of the Royal Military Police, will take to conclude its work. Should misconduct be proven, disciplinary action, including discharge from the forces, could be taken. 'We are aware of offensive comments' The AAC unit at Hereford is responsible for operating many of the helicopters that support Britain's special forces units based there and elsewhere around the UK. The AAC at Hereford flies Dauphin 2 helicopters primarily in the counter-terrorism role, for which the aircraft are painted in civilian livery so as not to attract attention if deployed to the scene of terrorist attacks. A military source told the Mail: 'The pictures and captions being shared in the group were moronic. They don't realise how offensive this sort of material is to black troops.' A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: 'There is no place in the Armed Forces for any form of racist view or behaviour. Any activity which falls short of the high standards of the Armed Forces is unacceptable. 'We are aware of offensive comments and images){kind=link}
Service police launch investigation after offensive images of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding are leaked from a WhatsApp group
Soldiers at the special forces base in Hereford are being investigated over racist memes including one of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding.
Royal Military Police were called in last week after pictures from a WhatsApp group showing derogatory and racist images and video were leaked.
At least three soldiers belonging to the Army Air Corps (AAC) are understood to be the focus of the service police inquiry.
Two images and a screengrab from a video were leaked to the Daily Mail. One was a mocked-up photograph from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s wedding. The new image had superimposed the head of a black man on that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.