All young people make mistakes, sometimes big ones. But truly being sorry means more than just words. I suggest Prince Harry joins his uncle later this month on his visit to a Nazi death camp to remember those who suffered and died as a result of the Holocaust. There could then be no doubt the prince's apology was completely sincere and he wishes to make amends for the offence he has caused. Dan Norris, MP, Wansdyke

Why can't we just leave him alone? It was a fancy dress party. He is a young man. Possibly an immature young man with dubious tastes, but a young man nonetheless. Why can't he lead his life and be allowed to get on with it? The war ended 60 years ago this year. It was an appalling and tragic episode in our history, but that is what it is - history. It is time to move on and look forwards. Madeleine Chawner, Twickenham

This American Jew finds the harsh condemnation of Harry quite astonishing. Wasn't a movie recently made in Germany depicting Hitler as a nice, humane guy? I think we should like to hear Harry's own opinion on the Nazis before assuming that he has taken up the full party program based upon his ill chosen costume. Eric West, New York

Prince Harry exhibited incredible insensitivity dressing up as a Nazi. Not only is this an insult to the mass of British people who fought and died in WWII to defeat the evil of Nazism, but also to the millions of Jews and others who were murdered in the Holocaust. His apology was necessary but insufficient. The apple never falls far from the tree, and one wonders at the standards of morality inculcated in the British aristocracy, and perhaps nowadays in all young British men. Jack Cohen Netanya, Israel

By treating the Nazis as a joke, we are acknowledging how horrendously awful they were - it keeps us from sinking under a wave of despair every time we think about them and what human beings are capable of doing. Prince Harry realises how he has offended many people with his actions and, rightly, has apologised. I think that's enough. If it were anyone else outside of the spotlight, I don't believe any more would be asked of them. Why treat Prince Harry differently? Name and address withheld

Hells Bells! Leave the poor lad alone. I am 70 years old and the war has been over for 60 years, surely we can put all that behind us. If I went to a fancy dress party dressed as Eva Braun I doubt if any of the partygoers would raise an eyebrow. Kathleen McIntyre, Armidale, Australia

The Prince Harry row is completely overblown. There are many bad guys in history that we find at fancy dress parties, including Saddam Hussein, Attila the Hun, and others who were responsible for heinous crimes against humanity. Fancy dress is a way at poking fun at these figures; no one glorifies them by making them funny, including Harry. Give it up! Jane Hakes, Canterbury

Prince Harry's choice of "what not to wear" was doubtless somewhat unwise, bearing in mind that he is a public figure and even at a private party his every move will be scrutinised and - if at all possible - commented on unfavourably. But the reaction is out of all proportion to the offence and far too much is being read into it. No doubt the Government will recommend an ASBO, or imprisonment without trial, or befitting the "colonial" theme of the party, transportation. Helen Bright, London

With his track record, I believe that this is more than just poor judgment on the part of Prince Harry: would you trust him if he was your commanding officer? I know I wouldn't. Michelle O'Gorman, Chelmsford

The problem for Harry is that his life is a fancy dress party, but unlike the rest of us when the party is over, he is unable to go home and take off the costume, he is stuck with this character whether he likes it or not for the rest of his life, what a horrible thought. However as third in line to the throne, not to understand the horror, the utter abomination of the Hitler regime is appalling. Is the reality that he has grown up in a family that is more concerned with keeping up appearances than they are with installing true values in their children? Anthony Tucker, Vancouver

With the steady rise of anti-Semitic attacks in this country, and having been the victim of such abuse only recently, I was shocked at the sight of Prince Harry sporting a swastika. Following on as it does a Christmas broadcast by the Queen which concerned itself with minority faiths and which completely ignored the Jewish community, I am most concerened with the future of Jews in this country. Is it time to leave? Jonathan Ordman, Manchester