Prince Harry told to do ’honourable thing’ after award nod ’if he’s got sense of shame’
The Duke of Sussex has been urged by a royal expert to "do the honourable thing" and "just say no" to an award for which he’s controversially been nominated in the US
A royal expert has suggested that Prince Harry should decline a controversial award nomination, stating he "needs to do the honourable thing" and "just say no".
Richard Eden, the diary editor for the Daily Mail, shared his views on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential podcast on YouTube alongside fellow royal commentators Rebecca English and Charlotte Griffiths.
The Duke of Sussex is in line to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service, named after former NFL player Pat Tillman, who left his sporting career to serve in the US military following 9/11 but was tragically killed by friendly fire in 2004.
Eden expressed: "I just think for once, Harry needs to do the honourable thing and you know, just say no; turn it down."
He added: "Harry should say, ’you know what, actually, I won’t accept this because the last thing the organisers of this event want is this kind of controversy’."
Eden continued: "You know, it’s a great award that’s meant to be honouring someone who’s put service before personal gain, and it really isn’t appropriate for Harry to get it."
He concluded: "So I said, if you know, if he’s a gentleman, if he’s got a sense of shame, he won’t accept it," reports the Express.
The nomination has sparked outrage among some, including Tillman’s mother, who believes there are "far more fitting" recipients for the award, leading to a petition urging ESPN to reconsider its decision.
Rebecca English, the royal editor for the Daily Mail, has labelled the situation a "controversy" and brought Tillman’s mother into the mix, who is reportedly finding the choice to honour someone so "divisive" and "controversial" as "really outrageous".
Charlotte Griffiths, the Mail on Sunday’s editor at large, when quizzed about whether Prince Harry ought to reach out to Mrs Tillman, suggested: "I think it would really win her over."
Griffiths didn’t hold back her thoughts, asserting: "She’s obviously a very outspoken woman. Maybe he’ll change her mind, and then he can have the last laugh, which he loves having over the press because of course we picked up on the fact she’s not happy about this.
"And if he could somehow charm her. I mean there was a time when Harry was really very charming, and he was great with people like this."
In a candid chat with the Daily Mail, Mrs Tillman didn’t mince words, pointing out that there are individuals in the veteran community doing "tremendous things" without the "money, resources, connections, or privilege that Prince Harry has".
The award in question was set to be bestowed upon Harry for his contributions to the Invictus Games, a decade-old sporting event for wounded or ill military personnel.
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