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Good Morning America host mocks Prince George doing ballet classes

Royal supporters are furious

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A US TV host has left royal fans outraged by appearing to mock Prince George for having ballet lessons.

Good Morning America presenter Lara Spencer couldn’t help laughing on air as she talked about the six-year-old trying out ballet when he goes back to school.

At one point, she paused and her co-hosts could be heard giggling at the news, and as a montage of photos of the future king appeared on screen, Lara joked, “Oh he looks so happy about the ballet class!” and members of the audience laughed too.

Lara Spencer
Lara Spencer is a host of Good Morning America (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.com)

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According to the Mirror, the curriculum will include ballet lessons when Prince George returns to the private Thomas’s School in Battersea next month.

After Good Morning America aired, professional dancer Brian Friedman posted about the host’s comments and shared a clip on Instagram.

He wrote: “See this cute face, the future King of England? This adorable boy is being shamed by a grown woman on national television in America for taking ballet!

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See this cute face, the future King of England? This adorable boy is being shamed by a grown woman on National Television in America for taking ballet! @lara.spencer you should be ashamed of yourself as well as @gstephanopoulos for laughing along & @goodmorningamerica for letting public shaming of young boys happen! Growing up as a dancer I was bullied horribly which is exactly what this is. She is teaching the word that it is ok to laugh at boys for dancing and that is so sad. Just think about the young boys who may have seen this and could quit their passion at her expense. It infuriates me and I would appreciate everyone sharing this and forcing a public apology to Prince George, The Royal Family, all male dancers and all dancers in general for being so insensitive. #LaraSpencer #GeorgeStephanopoulos #GoodMorningAmerica #BoysDance #BoysDanceToo #DontShameMaleDancers

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“@lara.spencer you should be ashamed of yourself, as well as @gstephanopoulos for laughing along and @goodmorningamerica for letting public shaming of young boys happen!

“Growing up as a dancer I was bullied horribly which is exactly what this is. She is teaching the word that it is ok to laugh at boys for dancing and that is so sad. Just think about the young boys who may have seen this and could quit their passion at her expense.”

Writing further, he encouraged his followers to share the post and demand a public apology for the prince, his family and “all dancers in general”.

In the comments, royal fans were absolutely livid.

One said: “That’s horrible! Boys can do it too. Nobody should be ashamed to do what they love to.”

Another put: “What the hell was funny about this? A whole grown [bleep] woman behaving like this. Clearly no idea what it takes to dance. And all the sheep in the back laughing along, shame on them!”

A third wrote: “This is exactly what is wrong with today’s world!! What disgusting behaviour from a fully grown adult. She along with many others need to step out of their box and open their eyes… SHAME ON THEM.”

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Last month, Prince George celebrated his sixth birthday with a big party – and his entire class was invited.

According to Hello!, the football-themed bash was held at the London home that George shares with his parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor