Prince Harry brushed off a personal question during his recent appearance at the WellChild Awards. The news comes after he attended the ceremony at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel on September 21. The visit marked the Duke of Sussex’s 15th time at the awards. He became patron of the charity, which supports seriously ill children and their families, in 2007.
Prince Harry hit with major family question at the WellChild Awards
As he arrived at the WellChild Awards, Prince Harry was asked about his uncle, Charles Spencer. Harry, however, did not answer and continued into the London venue.
According to the Daily Express, Harry was met by reporters as he exited his car on Monday evening. One journalist asked, “Have you spoken to your uncle?” The non-working royal chose not to reply, waving politely as he headed in for the annual awards ceremony.
The exchange came just days after Earl Spencer sat down with the BBC to discuss his memoir, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.” The book makes a series of new claims about the royal family and the period following Princess Diana’s death.
In the interview, Spencer made an allegation regarding the late royal’s 1997 funeral. He claimed that the then-Prince Charles reacted angrily when he questioned whether William and Harry should walk behind Diana’s coffin.
In Spencer’s account, the reigning monarch said to him, “We’ll forget her soon enough.” Buckingham Palace, however, has pushed back on Prince Harry’s maternal uncle’s version of events, suggesting that the King’s recollection may have been clouded by grief. On his nephews, Earl Spencer said that Prince William and Harry already knew what his book says about their bond.
The Althorp estate owner also weighed in on Prince Harry’s ongoing fight for security, admitting he is concerned that his nephew lacks police protection in Britain. Commenting on the rift between Princess Diana’s two sons, he added that he has no intention of choosing between the brothers in their ongoing feud. The Earl said that he remains “on my deceased sister’s son’s side, both of them.”
