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Picture of Meghan Markle as chocolate-covered marshmallow causes stir 

The company deleted the tweet but top-selling Bild newspaper reprinted it today, adding fuel to the controversy.

Published: 23rd May 2018 07:41 PM  |   Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 07:41 PM   |  A+A A-

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (File | AP)

By PTI

BERLIN: A German confectionery company has apologised for tweeting a picture of a chocolate-covered marshmallow dressed up as bride Meghan Markle at her wedding to Prince Harry.

A spokesman for Dickmann's Schokokuesse, a popular sweet in Germany especially among children, apologized for the picture depicting Markle, who has an African-American mother, as a chocolate-covered marshmallow with a crown, a white dress and wedding bouquet.

The company deleted the tweet but top-selling Bild newspaper reprinted it today, adding fuel to the controversy.

The chocolate marshmallow was linked in the past to racism, being widely known as the "Negerkuss" or "negro kiss" in Germany until about 20 years ago.

Company spokesman Bernd Roessler said yesterday, the picture was "stupid and embarrassing," German news agency dpa reported.

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