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Prince William�s comments that it is "very alien" to see a war in Europe while it was normal to witness the conflict in Asia and Africa has invited a backlash on social media.

The comments, which he made as he visited Ukrainian Cultural Centre to extend support to the country, have been termed �racist and tone-deaf�.

While on the visit with his wife Catherine, the Duke of Cambridge, said Britain and the rest of Europe were united behind them.

However, he landed in a controversy saying that, it was "very alien" to see this (referring to the war in Ukraine) in Europe.

"Everyone is horrified by what they are seeing. It�s really horrifying," the 39-year-old Duke said.

"The news every day, it�s just, it�s almost unfathomable. For our generation, it�s very alien to see this in Europe. We�re all right behind you. We�re thinking about you. We feel so useless", he added.

ITV royal reporter Lizzie Robinson tweeted footage of the complete quote on Thursday, March 10, hours after a shortened version of William�s quote made the rounds online.

Many news organizations had reported that William said �it�s very alien to see this in Europe,� since the British are more used to seeing conflict in Africa and Asia, per a Press Association staffer.

The misattributed quote quickly came under fire via social media, sparking accusations of racism.

His remarks invited backlash as people termed the comments �ignorant� and �racist�. While some reminded him about the scores of wars that happened in Europe over the years, many shared images of his own mother, Princess Diana, visiting Bosnia after the war.

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"#ICYMI: Prince William said it's rather normal to see war and bloodshed in Africa and Asia but not Europe, during a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London today", Nadine white a correspondent at the Independent wrote on Twitter.

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While another wrote: "After googling conflicts in Europe for about five seconds, I found this list. Prince William is a disgusting racist & should be ashamed of himself! Conflicts don�t just happen in Asia & Africa only".

Prince William is yet to make comments on the issue.