Prince Harry sarcastically joked about never being scrutinized, his auburn hair and receiving life advice from his Reiki healer today as he shared a joke-filled video for a charity stand-up in New York last night comedy event for US veterans.
The Duke of Sussex wore four British military medals, including three given to him by his grandmother the Queen, and a Royal British Legion poppy during a monologue filmed at his £12 million home in Montecito his suit jacket.
Harry and Meghan were in the Big Apple a few weeks ago, but on this occasion the Duke of Sussex appears to have filmed a message from the garden of the Montecito mansion. In his last appearance at the event, during the pandemic, he gave a video message. It is not clear when last night’s speech was filmed.
In his virtual speech, Harry made fun of himself during the clip for the show “Stand Up for Heroes” and also joked that people with reddish-brown hair like him are an “endangered species.” Other gags included someone giving him a speech off-camera to keep him in the script and a joke about his new life with his family in California not being scrutinized.
The video was released online just before his father, King Charles III, was due to leave this morning to give his first royal speech at the State Opening of the British Parliament in London.
Harry’s appearance on the show was virtual, although he flew on a private jet with his wife Meghan Markle to a Katy Perry concert in Las Vegas on Saturday.
The 17th edition of the annual event, which raises funds to support members of the armed forces, took place yesterday at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The host was British comedian Jimmy Carr. The stars included comedians Tracy Morgan, Bruce Springsteen and his friend John Mellencamp. Tom Hanks was also at the event with his wife Rita Wilson. Jon Stewart was also on stage.
Prince Harry gives a video speech at a comedy event for US veterans in which he jokes about his behavior and media scrutiny. He wore four medals. The first was an Afghanistan campaign medal, then a 2002 Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal, a 2012 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal and a 2022 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal
The audience at Stand Up For Heroes in New York last night watched Prince Harry’s speech, which was full of gags
Harry’s speech was delivered just before his father, King Charles and Queen Camilla, set off on the Diamond Jubilee State Coach from Buckingham Palace to Parliament House for the State Opening of Parliament in London this morning (pictured).
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined other celebrities on a private plane owned by a Texas oil heir and flew to Katy Perry’s performance in Las Vegas on Saturday (pictured). But Harry didn’t travel to NYC for the veterans charity event last night
Tom Hanks and members of the Color Guard Formation at Stand Up For Heroes last night
Bruce Sprinsteen and John Mellencamp perform on the Stand Up For Heroes stage last night
Comedian Tracy Morgan performs on stage during the Stand Up For Heroes event last night
Jon Stewart and singer and actress Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks, also took the stage
Ronny Chieng, the Malaysian-Chinese comedian star of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, performed a comedy set
The Duke and Duchess, who have been outspoken on environmental issues in the past, traveled with other celebrities from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas on a plane owned by Texas oil heir Michael Herd.
They joined celebrities including Cameron Diaz and her husband Benji Madden and actress Zoe Saldana on the Gulfstream jet on a 40-minute private flight to see the final show of Perry’s Las Vegas stay.
At the beginning of his monologue, about which Hello! In the magazine, Harry said, “Hello New York. “Obviously I was deeply honored when Bob asked me to debut my stand-up act with you all tonight.”
This was a reference to journalist Bob Woodruff and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which co-hosted the event with the New York Comedy Festival.
The Duke also said: “Due to the shockingly low prevalence of ginger over the last year and out of respect for my endangered counterparts, I am reporting for duty here.”
And he joked: “As someone who is never questioned, I didn’t even have to prepare much.”
“But out of an abundance of caution, I’ve been working on this particular piece for quite some time, and everyone I know tells me it’s perfect.”
“And no, these are not people who just tell me what I want to hear, these are people like my finance manager, my lawyer and of course my Reiki healer.”
According to Hello, a cough was heard from someone off camera and Harry handed over a script.
He asked, “So aren’t we doing this?” before reading the script: “Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this great evening celebrating our incredible veterans.”
He then put the paper down and said, “It’s okay, I got it,” before moving on to a more serious message.
He said, “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: service is what happens in the silence and the chaos.”
“And whether we wear the uniform or not, we must continue to uphold the values we learned side by side on the base, on the training field and on the battlefield.” Values of service, values of honor and integrity and values of togetherness and solidarity.
“I know our paths to this point are different, but we are always connected by what we have learned as people, what we have experienced as families, and how we understand and support one another because of our ability to listen “We emerged stronger from it.”
It is not clear whether Harry’s virtual appearance was planned in advance or represented a change in schedule, and Web has contacted the Sussexes’ representatives for clarification on this point.
Celebrities who attended the event included Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, who appeared on stage together, actor Tom Hanks and comedians Jimmy Carr and Tracy Morgan.
Harry’s virtual appearance was revealed after Harry and Meghan were branded “eco-hypocrites” after flying to Katy Perry’s performance on a private jet.
Jimmy Carr performs on stage during the Stand Up For Heroes event in New York last night
The boss, Bruce Springsteen, appears on stage
Husband and wife Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter sing from “The War and Treaty.”
Shane Gillis, the American stand-up comedian, radio host, sketch comedy writer and podcaster made the audience laugh
Col. Tiaa Henderson sings the National Anthem on stage with Joint Service Color Guard during the 17th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the NY Comedy Festival at David Geffen Hall
Just hours after the Sussexes flew to Vegas, the Duke’s brother, Prince William, flew to Singapore on a commercial British Airways flight to attend the Earthshot Awards ceremony, which honors winners for their contributions to environmental protection become.
Harry and Meghan’s move sparked accusations of hypocrisy, as the Duke had previously founded his charity Travalyst to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism.
A royal expert has suggested Harry, who is still a patron of the charity, should be “sacked” for the decision to fly private.
Angela Levin told The Sun: “They think they’ve become so great that they wouldn’t dream of taking a normal flight.”
“You’ve got all these rich friends who have to pay for it.” It’s worse than “Do as I say, not as I do” because he’s a sponsor of a charity.
“William was given a very warm welcome in Singapore, which may have upset Harry and Meghan. “This very behavior is why we call them eco-hypocrites.”
Separately, a spokesman for Harry and Meghan said today the couple has had “no contact” from Buckingham Palace regarding an invitation to King Charles III’s 75th birthday party. had next week.
Charles will celebrate this milestone with a party at Clarence House on Tuesday November 14th with his closest friends and family.
The Sunday Times reported that Prince Harry had declined an invitation to the birthday party and would remain in California. But a spokesman for the Sussexes told Web that the couple had no idea.
“There has been no contact regarding an invitation to His Majesty’s upcoming birthday.” “It is disappointing that the Sunday Times misreported this story,” they said.
The same spokesperson also denied that Meghan, who rose to fame on Suits, would return to acting following reports earlier this week.