Dominic West's row with Prince Harry after he 'drank champagne from false leg'

05 January 2024 , 19:45

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Dominic has since admitted he 'probably said too much' (Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

As one of the stars of the hit royal Netflix drama The Crown, Dominic West has had to learn plenty about what life is supposedly like behind palace walls.

But he apparently doesn't see eye to eye with all members of the Royal family, and it's understood he and Prince Harry are no longer on speaking terms following a heated disagreement.

According to Dominic, he and the duke got on well during their 2013 trek to the South Pole in aid of Walking for the Wounded, a charity that supports injured veterans. Everything changed however after Dominic, now 54, claimed that they'd toasted the success of their gruelling 208-mile trek by drinking champagne from a fellow team member's prosthetic leg.

Prince Harry and Dominic embarked on the daring trek in support of Walking with the Wounded (PA)

Opening up about their supposedly exuberant celebrations during a 2014 press conference, Dominic, who played Harry's father King Charles III in the critically acclaimed Netflix show, shared: "Two of the Aussie guys stripped naked and ran round the pole but most of us, Harry included, just went on a two-day bender with the Icelandic truck drivers who had brought some lethal home brew with them." He continued: "There was a lot of liqueur drunk. We all drank champagne out of [one of the team's] favourite prosthetic legs."

Praising Harry as 'a really cool guy' who was 'very much part of the team', Sheffield-born Dominic also went on to allege that the now 39-year-old prince told 'eye-wateringly rude jokes' during their memorable journey. Unfortunately, Harry reportedly wasn't best pleased with Dominic for opening up about their supposedly boozy celebration, so much so that he allegedly severed all ties with the actor, and even took a dislike to anyone who is friends with him.

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Dominic went on to play Harry's father King Charles in The Crown (PA)

A source told the Mail Online: "Harry threw a s*** fit. He accused Dominic of invading his privacy. Dominic told him not to be ridiculous. They haven't spoken since." Dominic himself has since confessed there was a fallout during an interview with Times Radio, revealing: "We sort of [lost touch because] I said too much in a press conference, and so, we didn't speak after that. I think I was asked what we did, what we did to celebrate when we got there and probably said something too much."

Julia Banim