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Kate Middleton and Prince William are set to marry next year
A senior councillor in Greater Manchester has apologised after calling Prince William and Kate Middleton "multi-millionaire parasites".
Councillor Mike Connolly, who is the leader of Bury Council's Labour group, made the comments on Facebook.
He was responding to a status update by a party member, congratulating the couple on their engagement.
"In this age of ConDem austerity will these multi-millionaire parasites be paying for their own wedding?" he said.
In a statement given by the Labour Party, Mr Connolly said: "I regret what I said and I apologise for the phrase I used."
The leader of Bury Liberal Democrats, councillor Tim Pickstone, said he had written to the leader of the Labour Party Ed Milliband and his deputy Harriet Harman, asking them to take action over the comments.
Clarence House announced on Tuesday that the couple had become engaged while on holiday in Kenya in October.
They are due to marry next spring or summer. The date and venue are yet to be announced.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Kate Middleton and Prince William are set to marry next year A senior councillor in Greater Manchester has apologised after calling Prince William and Kate Middleton "multi-millionaire parasites".
Councillor Mike Connolly, who is the leader of Bury Council's Labour group, made the comments on Facebook.
He was responding to a status update by a party member, congratulating the couple on their engagement.
"In this age of ConDem austerity will these multi-millionaire parasites be paying for their own wedding?" he said.
In a statement given by the Labour Party, Mr Connolly said: "I regret what I said and I apologise for the phrase I used."
The leader of Bury Liberal Democrats, councillor Tim Pickstone, said he had written to the leader of the Labour Party Ed Milliband and his deputy Harriet Harman, asking them to take action over the comments.
Clarence House announced on Tuesday that the couple had become engaged while on holiday in Kenya in October.
They are due to marry next spring or summer. The date and venue are yet to be announced.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.