United Kingdom, May 14 -- Prince Harry believes his "mistake" in wearing a Nazi uniform to a party has ultimately made him a better ally to the Jewish community.

The Duke of Sussex caused controversy back in 2008 when he was photographed wearing a swastika armband to a friend's "native and colonial" fancy costume party at the age of 20, and he referenced the scandal in a new essay in which he railed against the "troubling rise" of anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hate in Britain today.

In an opinion piece for New Statesman magazine titled "My fears for a divided kingdom", Harry wrote: "I am acutely aware of my own past mistakes - thoughtless actions for which I have apologised, taken responsibility and learned from.

"That experience infor...