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Privacy NoticePrince Harry was “deeply wounded” by Prince William being bestowed a military title, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Sussex has been in the news recently over his controversial ESPY award. Royal expert Emily Andrews claimed that there is “some mirth” within “palace corridors” about Harry making headlines for a sports accolade. Speaking with Woman magazine, she remarked: “He repeatedly voiced his sadness in having to give up his honorary military appointments after he and Meghan quit royal duties to seek their fortunes overseas. “Old pals say it will have wounded him deeply to see his elder brother, Prince William, handed the role of Colonel-in-Chief of his former organisation, the Army Air Corps, by Charles.
The incident may have caused more “bad feeling or even rows” between the “feuding” brothers
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“No doubt causing yet more bad feeling or even rows between the already feuding brothers. Some could argue it really is the ultimate revenge given the brickbats Harry has thrown, but I’m not so sure. “For me, it just deepens the already gaping wound between the two siblings who used to be so close.” Unlike William, who wasn’t involved in active service, Harry served in Afghanistan with the Army Air Corps and may have had a strong desire for the honorary position. The ESPY award, named after a US war hero, recognises “exceptional individuals who exemplify courage, perseverance and service”. However, Mary Tillman expressed her shock that such an honour went to a “such a controversial and divisive” figure.
Harry may have wanted the title as he served in Afghanistan, according to the expert
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More than 50,000 people signed a petition against Harry’s nomination, and sports commentators were quick to criticise the decision. Among them was Boston Connor, who described it as “probably the most embarrassing thing I’ve seen in my entire life”. Adding insult to injury, former NFL player Pat McAfee remarked: “It’s going to Prince Harry, who I don’t even think is a prince any more… He said don’t call me that.” “See, why does the ESPYs do this s**t? I don’t know anything about him (Harry) except for the South Park episode and what I have learnt from The Crown… But, did his people know, like, ‘You publicly put me up for this award’.” Sports commentator Ty Schmit, dismissed the nomination as “just a gimmick”, while Emily highlighted that the criticism was also directed at Harry being “singled out personally” for the award instead of the Invictus Games as a whole.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince WilliamPrince Harry
