The girlfriend of the scandal-hit Ukip leader Henry Bolton has apologised for racist remarks she made about Meghan Markle, calling them 'reckless and unnecessary'.
Jo Marney, 25, sent a series of shocking messages in which she said Prince Harry's 'black American' fiancee will 'taint' the Royal Family with 'her seed' and pave the way for a 'black king'.
Speaking outside her home today, Ms Marney told MailOnline: 'I'd like to say I'm absolutely devastated by the messages that I've sent and the distress that I've caused anyone by those messages.
'They were unnecessary, they were reckless, they were overly exaggerated purely for effect.
'They were never intended to be put in the public domain and I'd like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere and deepest apologies to anyone I've hurt and for the distress and embarrassment I've caused my family, friends and the party.'
The 54-year-old party leader, whose relationship with Ms Marney has also led to demands for him to quit, was told by Ukip West Midlands MEP Bill Etheridge after the texts surfaced: 'Go now. Go quietly and leave us to deal with what's left.'
Mr Bolton, whose relationship with Ms Marney is under investigation by the party, said today that she had been suspended 'immediately upon us receiving this information'.
In a Facebook video message Mr Etheridge said: 'It appears that we are now seeing Ukip resources, which are at best scant, being used to defend Henry's private life.'
He said he would step down as a Ukip spokesman if Mr Bolton, who was elected leader last September, 'insists on prolonging this agony'.
A senior UKIP source insisted Mr Bolton had not resigned and was not intending to tonight.
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