BBC apologises for Barbershopera video

The BBC has apologised after it screen a photo of Prince William with a penis doodled on his forehead.

The image appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning, as part of the video for comedy quartet Barbershopera song: ‘I could have married Kate.’

A BBC spokeswoman said: ‘This image was shown fleetingly within a comedy promotional video for Barbershopera, a humorous barbershop group, who were appearing later on in the programme.

‘The material was provided by Barbershopera but we failed to spot the offending material within it. We apologise for this.’

Here is the video, made by the group for the announcement of the royal wedding two years ago:

Published: 1 Aug 2013