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Charlotte Tutton

Eamonn Holmes sparks 402 complaints to Ofcom over Prince Harry comments

GB News' Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel sparked outrage last week according to the latest Ofcom complaints.

Over 400 viewers complained to the service about an episode on Wednesday, April 20, reports the Mirror.

Eamonn Holmes made comments about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle during this episode, with the comments being behind most of the viewer outrage.

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There were 402 complaints in total for the episode.

During the morning show, the Belfast man and co-host Isabel Webster were discussing Harry's latest televised interview, this time with The Today Show in America.

In the chat, the royal commented that he wanted to make sure his grandmother, the Queen, was "protected" and "had the right people around her".

He also discussed visiting the Queen, following his move to the US, as well as his family, Meghan and their two children.

On GB News that morning, Eamonn made jibes at Harry about the latest royal updates, before questioning why the other royals "hadn't thrown Harry over the balcony".

Other swipes included him saying that the Duke of Sussex was "going to write a book" where he "s**gs off" his dad Prince Charles and his stepmother Camilla.

He said on the show in scenes last week: "He’s bringing a book out where he’s s****ing off Camilla and maybe William and his father.

"How on earth… why wouldn’t they just throw him over the balcony and her with him?"

Eamonn appeared to refer to Meghan in this jibe too, as many viewers hit out at the comments at the time.

One viewer tweeted about the clip last week: "@eammonholmes - this is inciting the murder of the Sussexes. Disgusting reporting."

Another added: "@EamonnHolmes is an absolute horror," as a third commented: "This needs to be reported."

The Mirror said they have contacted Ofcom for more details on the complaints.

Read more: Eamonn Holmes says public think of Prince Andrew as 'busted flush'

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