Prince Harry’s nomination for the Pat Tillman Award shows how his life has taken “a sad turn”, according to an author.
The Duke of Sussex has so far not confirmed whether he will accept the honour, named after a former NFL player who joined the US Army after 9/11 and served in Iraq and Afghanistan before being killed by friendly fire.
Following Pat Tillman’s death in Afghanistan, an award was created in his honour and this year it is due to go to Prince Harry.
But author Douglas Murray claimed the Duke of Sussex is “not doing, but receiving awards as if he is doing”.
Speaking on Sky News Australia, he said: “We shouldn’t say they [Prince Harry and Meghan Markle] win awards, but they get gifted them by the sorts of people they hang out with.”
Mr Douglas said the award is a reminder of the “sad turn” in Prince Harry’s life. He said: “There was an awful lot he could have been a really meaningful figurehead for and, like his grandfather the late Duke of Edinburgh who set up the Duke of Edinburgh awards, that could have been the Prince Harry awards.”
The author added: “It’s part of the inferno one would not want to live in.”
ESPN explained that they had chosen to honour the Duke for his “tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community through the power of sport” with his Invictus Games.
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Ever since then, they’ve made a series of sensational claims against the royals and the rift between the camps is thought to be so deep that Meghan reportedly “never wanted to set foot in Britain ever again”.
But now a royal commentator claimed that the Duchess is ready to reunite with her estranged in-laws, despite being “genuinely hurt”.
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Since their sensational departure, they’ve released a number of explosive claims about the royals through a series of interviews, their Netflix show Harry & Meghan, and Harry’s memoir, Spare.
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Prince William sparks fan frenzy after ‘rocking it’ during England Euros celebrations
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The Prince of Wales appeared to be in a good mood as he beamed and greeted players in the stands, while he was spotted speaking to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin before the 5pm kick-off.
He was also pictured celebrating after Bukayo Saka who scored England’s first goal, before the Three Lions progressed to the Euro 2024 semi-finals after their dramatic win against Switzerland on penalties.
William, who is president of the Football Association, was seen jumping out of his seat and punching the air after England equalised in the 80th minute, around five minutes after Switzerland scored the first goal.
Royal fans were jubilant about the heir to the throne’s reactions during the game, and took to social media to express their views.
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Prince Harry faces ‘isolation’ from military community ahead of award show
Despite the Duke of Sussex set to be presented with the Pat Tillman Award later this month, he risks facing “isolation” from the military community, a royal commentator believes.
There has been significant controversy over the decision to give Prince Harry the Pat Tillman Award for his work with the Invictus Games, which celebrates the sporting achievements of wounded, sick and injured service people.
The award is named after the former professional American footballer, who gave up his work in the sport to join the armed forces in the wake of 9/11. Tillman was tragically killed in Afghanistan, where Harry also served in 2004.
Gareth Russell, a royal commentator, told GB News that Prince Harry had previously received backlash from the military community, which he claims stems from comments the Duke made in his bombshell memoir, Spare.
