Britain's royal prince Charles suggested Tuesday that fast food at McDonald's should be banned in an attempt to improve people's diets. He was on a visit to the United Arab Emirates at the Imperial College London Diabetes Center in Abu Dhabi for the launch of a public health campaign.

AP quotes Charles as saying, "Have you got anywhere with McDonald's? Have you tried getting it banned? That's the key."

The royal remarks definitely offended the word's largest fast food chain. Calling the remark as "disappointing", McDonald's spokesman, Nick Hindle, said that Charles' son, Prince Harry has also been spotted eating a chicken burger at McDonald's in 2005.

"This appears to be an off-the-cuff remark, in our opinion," Hindle said. "It does not reflect our menu or where we are as a business."

In 2006, McDonald's started the display of nutrition facts on its packaging and also altered its menu to defend charges that its food is unhealthy and leads to obesity. There are 25 McDonald's franchises in the United Arab Emirates.

Charles was in the United Arab Emirates with his wife, Camilla, as part of a tour of Gulf countries. He is an active advocate of organic food and has also set up a farm in 1986 set up on his Highgrove Estate that avoids using artificial pesticides or fertilizers.