BERLIN — A German confectionery company has apologized for tweeting a picture of a chocolate-covered marshmallow dressed up as bride Meghan Markle at her wedding to Prince Harry.

A spokesman for Dickmann’s Schokokuesse, a popular sweet in Germany among children, apologized for the picture depicting Markle, who has an African-American mother, as a chocolate-covered marshmallow with a crown, a white dress, and a bouquet.

The company deleted the tweet but Bild newspaper reprinted it Wednesday.

The chocolate marshmallow was linked in the past to racism, being widely known as the ‘‘Negerkuss’’ or ‘‘negro kiss’’ in Germany until about 20 years ago.

Company spokesman Bernd Roessler said the picture was ‘‘stupid and embarrassing.’’

associated press