An executive at a British taxpayer-funded body aimed at promoting the UK abroad is facing disciplinary action for a Facebook post describing three-year-old Prince George as the "face of white privilege".

Angela Gibbins, the head of global estates at the British Council commented on a photo someone else posted which said the third in line to the throne "already looks like a f***ing dickhead".

"White privilege. That cheeky grin is the innate knowledge he's royal, rich, advantaged and will never know ANY difficulties or hardships in life," Ms Gibbins wrote, according British media.

"Let's find photos of 3yo Syrian refugee children and see if they look alike, eh?"

Ms Gibbins, who has worked for the British Council for almost eight years, received significant backlash from other Facebook users for her comments, some calling her "embarrassing" and a "disgrace to humanity".

Ms Gibbins argued she had a "multi-faceted political opinion...that's not hate".

"You look at a smiling child and this is the kind of stuff you think?" one user said.

Angela Gibbins says she does not believe there is any place for the Royal family in modern democracy. ( Supplied: LinkedIn )

"But I do disagree with the system that creates privilege of any sort. And I have a dedication to calling that out for what it is.

"I'm sound in my socialist, atheist and republican opinions.

"I don't believe the Royal family have any place in a modern democracy, least of all when they live on public money. That's privilege and it needs to end."

The British Council has responded to The Sun's article on Ms Gibbins' online rant by saying "disciplinary procedures with the individual concerned" have begun.

"These opinions have absolutely no connection to the British Council and do not represent our views or our values. We are as upset about this as many others are."

Many are calling for Ms Gibbins to be stood down, arguing she has brought the council into disrepute. A Facebook page titled Sack Angela Gibbins has been created.

"Those comments may not be shared or valued by the British Council but that person [is] employed by the British Council, therefore she should be removed with no parting handout," one user said.

The British Council is a tax-payer funded organisation which is governed by a Royal Charter and has the Queen as its patron and Prince Charles as its vice-patron.