Lorraine Kelly blasted Prince Harry for missing Prince Philip's memorial service.
14.03.2022 - 14:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Prince Harry is said to have 'raised tensions' within the Royal Family after he revealed that he would be going to the Invictus Games.
In a short clip which was released online, the Duke of Sussex practiced his Dutch and donned an orange t-shirt, hat and glasses as he confirmed that he would be making the journey to The Hague, Netherlands in a few weeks' time for the games..
The big announcement was made just one day after he said he would not be attending Prince Philip’s memorial service at Westminster at the end of the month.
Prince Harry's lawyers said that the 37-year-old no longer felt safe travelling to the UK after he was told he would no longer be afforded the “same degree” of personal protection when visiting from the US.
Harry had previously cited that the tragic death of his mother and the treatment of his wife by the British press, were reasons why, according to The Mirror.
He offered to pay for the protection himself and is now locked in a legal battle with the Home Office.
However, after his Invictus announcement, a source told The Sun: "It was also hoped that the Queen would meet his daughter Lilibet for the first time and that would make it even more of a special occasion.
"Now none of that will go ahead - yet he is willing to travel to Holland for the Invictus Games, which is only 300-miles away.
“It will certainly raise eyebrows and most probably hurt feelings."
The Royal Family has been going through a rough patch recently after Prince Andrew settled a civil sex abuse case by paying Virginia Giuffre £12million despite insisting he’d never met her.
A spokesperson added that Prince Harry hoped to visit the Queen “as soon as possible”.
Since moving to America, Prince Harry has only been back to the UK twice,
Lorraine Kelly blasted Prince Harry for missing Prince Philip's memorial service.
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Hidden away beneath ill fitting shoes, bunions are a secret agony for many. So sufferers took comfort in the fact that Prince Harry seemed to be among their number, after spotting the familiar signs as the 37-year-old posed bare footed in an arty black and white photo with wife Meghan. Fortunately for Harry, there may be a simple solution - and it's one his stepmother Camilla Parker Bowles can help him with.The Duchess of Cornwall is devoted to the British footwear brand Sole Bliss, wearing more than 10 pairs of their surprisingly stylish footwear on regular rotation to ease her aching feet.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle "only have each other now" after leaving behind life in the Royal Family, one expert has claimed.
Prince Harry is heading overseas. The 37-year-old Duke of Sussex is planning to attend the Invictus Games in The Hague in the Netherlands next month in his capacity as founding patron, a spokesperson tells ET.Harry recently appeared in a video promoting the Games, in which he practiced his Dutch, donned an orange outfit, and told athletes, «See you soon in The Hague.»The Games, which start on April 16, will come a few weeks after Prince Philip's service of thanksgiving in the U.K., which, as ET previously reported, Harry will not attend. Philip, Harry's grandfather, died in April 2021 at age 99.At the time, a spokesperson for Harry added that, while the duke will not be returning to the U.K.
Manori Ravindran International EditorRebel Wilson, one of the BAFTA Awards’ most memorable presenters in past years, did not disappoint as its host.The “Pitch Perfect” actor stole the show on Sunday during the first BAFTA Awards to take place in-person since the organizations’s groundbreaking 2020 diversity review.Wilson presented the best director award at the ceremony in 2020 and brought the house down with a gag-filled speech that in one fell swoop managed to burn Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, COVID-19 (then still but a conceptual threat for Brits), the lack of swag bags, “Cats” (in which she starred) and the lack of women nominated for best director.No one was spared from Wilson’s numerous barbs during the 2022 ceremony either. While not every joke landed with the British crowd — and were further challenged by the cavernous acoustics of the Royal Albert Hall — one attendee remarked that Wilson deserved a standing ovation for her hosting duties.The absence of Prince William — who is president of BAFTA — and Princess Kate likely allowed Wilson to let rip, and the actor-comedian certainly didn’t hold back in taking the Royal family to task.