A BBC disc jockey has been fired after using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry.

Danny Baker tweeted Thursday that he has been fired after posting an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee dressed in clothes and the caption: B次元官网网址淩oyal baby leaves hospital.B次元官网网址�

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BBC Radio 5 Live controller Jonathan Wall said Baker B次元官网网址渨ill no longer be presenting his weekly show for us.B次元官网网址�

Wall says Baker B次元官网网址渕ade a serious error of judgment on social media.B次元官网网址�

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