SBS deletes Ray Martin anecdote from Royal Wedding replay

SBS has deleted a comment by Ray Martin in its online replay of Royal Wedding coverage.

SBS conducted a studio forum following the the wedding in which a multicultural audience offered their reactions to the ceremony.

Some noted the inclusion of African American heritage meeting British tradition, including Royals struggling to remain composed during the lengthy speech by Rev. Curry.

That prompted co-host Ray Martin to recall, “I remember the headline in Prince Phillip’s early days when he was at his worst in Nigeria, on a Royal Tour… true story….

“He talked in his speech about the land of the N****r. Not the land of the Niger but the land of the N****r.

“Anyway, those days are gone,” he added.

An SBS spokeswoman told Fairfax the broadcaster had not received any formal complaints, and defended Martin’s use of the term as presented “within its reported historical context”. Nevertheless, “SBS made the editorial judgement to remove it from the SBS On Demand version,” she said.

Meanwhile Royal Correspondent Jenny Bond on ABC, suggested to Annabel Crabb and Jeremy Fernandez that the future children of Meghan and Harry could be “all sorts of colours.”