Backlash after Prince George spotted with toy gun during polo day out
Social media critics have hit out at the royal family after Prince George was pictured playing with a toy gun.
The four-year-old royal was seen pretending to shoot the plastic firearm at other children and his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, during a charity polo outing to watch Prince William.
People were quick to take to Twitter to question why the child has been allowed to play with the toy gun, with many pointing out that it was inappropriate given the surge in violent crime in the UK.
This isn’t okay anymore... My American side here, biased maybe b/c of everyday #gunviolence in USA,but my British side agrees. No child in this day and age should look at any gun as a fun toy. This looks far too real. .(And I LOVE Prince George, don’t get me wrong!) @teamtrace pic.twitter.com/UEqtFi5WTH
— Daisy Torme (@daisytorme) June 10, 2018
“Sad to see George playing with a gun when the whole country has a gun/knife crime situation,” one user wrote.
“Maybe in training for killing wild life in later years. Thought he was a sensitive child,” another said.
“Better if he was seen playing with a toy car or football. Sadly the royals will never change,” another user wrote.
“I really don’t get toy guns - why play with things you should never have to use,” added another critic.
But not everyone agreed with quite a few commentators defending the royals.
“Well, I'm outraged that people are getting outraged over petty things,” one person wrote.
George and his sister Charlotte had joined their mother Kate to watch Prince William take part in the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy at Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire.
The charity match help raises funds for two charities – the Royal Marsden, which the Duke supports as president, and Centrepoint, of which he is patron.
Do you think children should be allowed to play with toy guns?