PRINCE Harry has sparked fury with a clumsy metaphor that appeared to suggest coronavirus was nature punishing the elderly for bad behaviour.
During an ultra-woke speech while launching a new Netflix-style streaming platform for climate documentaries, Harry urged viewers to "be a raindrop" that heals the Earth for future generations.
While the sentiment was largely applauded by fans, his wording was mocked as "brainwashed, woke, attention seeking", while others branded him a "hypocrite" given his past private jet flights around the world.
Harry added: "It's almost as though Mother Nature has sent us to our rooms for bad behaviour to really take a moment and think about what we've done."
Harry went on to ask "did the elderly and vulnerable deserved to be punished?" – a question that left viewers fuming in that it appeared to suggestion the "punishment" for was "bad behaviour".
One wrote on Twitter “Prince Harry the Hypocrite, so the elderly and vulnerable deserved to be punished? I wish he would stop lecturing us with his wife's woke point of view.”
Another posted on Twitter: “Brainwashed, woke, attention seeking victim Prince Harry thinks we should be 'raindrops'”, while a third said “This is a complete and utter lefty woke.”
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- Patrick Knox
HOW MUCH IS PRINCE HARRY WORTH?
Prince Harry’s net worth comes in at £30,500,000.
In 1994, The Queen Mother put away around £19million into a trust fund for her great grandchildren — which obviously includes William and Harry.
According to The Guardian, the brothers split £6million of this trust at age 21 and Harry took the majority of the money to “compensate for not becoming sovereign”.
When they reach 40 they reportedly get to split another £8million, but the other grandchildren, including Eugenie and Beatrice will get a few million pounds each.
As well as funds coming in from their great grandmother, Forbes reported that Princess Diana left her boys nearly £8million after taxes.
- Patrick Knox
FURY AT ‘WOKE' HARRY'S CLAIM COVID WAS ‘PUNISHMENT FROM MOTHER NATURE’
Royal fans have slammed the Duke of Sussex as “woke” after he said the Covid-19 pandemic, which globally has wiped out more than 1.49million people, was like "Mother Nature has sent us to our rooms for bad behaviour".
But the 36-year-old was immediately dubbed "self-righteous" and sparked anger with royal fans asking "did the elderly and vulnerable deserved to be punished?”.
The Duke of Sussex made the claim as he launched a new Netflix-style streaming platform for climate documentaries.
- Patrick Knox
HARRY GOT MUDDLED IN ‘PR GOBBLEDYGOOK’ DURING CLIMATE CHANGE SPEECH
Language expert Judi James told Express.co.uk: “Harry appears to be drowning in a sea of corporate-speak himself here, getting thoroughly muddled in the process as he talks about ‘putting the do’s behind the say’s’.
“The important subject of the environment might have gained more from Harry’s signature straightforward, straight-talking approach.”
- Patrick Knox
ROYAL FAMILY ‘REACHED OUT TO SUPPORT’ HARRY AND MEGHAN AFTER MISCARRIAGE
Royal expert Katie Nicholl told OK magazine: “I’m told that William and Kate were in touch with Harry and Meghan when this happened in July.
“The whole family has reached out to offer support.
“I don’t know if the royal family were aware she was set to go public with this but they would think it was a hugely brave thing to do.
“I do think a situation like this is what will help heal rifts and bring the family back together. Hard times like this encourage communication.”
- Patrick Knox
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY 'QUITE LIKELY' TO LOSE ROYAL TITLES
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may lose their royal titles as soon as next March, an expert has claimed.
When Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties earlier this year, it was reported that the Queen would review their position in a year later.
This is coming up in March 2021.
Should they lose their royal titles, it would mean they are formalised as private citizens and would no longer be referred to as Royal Highnesses.
Royal expert and author Robert Lacey told the Express said that if the review decides the couple cannot remain working royals, then it is "quite likely" they will lose or forfeit their HRH titles.
- John Hall
THE QUEEN IS LOOKING FOR A NEW PERSONAL ASSISTANT
The Royal Family is looking for someone to fill the role at the private secretary’s office at Buckingham Palace.
The successful candidate will benefit from an action-packed schedule, often travelling overseas and be paid a healthy £35,000 wage in doing so.
In the past Her Majesty’s assistance have travelled all over the UK as well as to far flung destinations across the globe.
Advertised on LinkedIn, the job spec says the ideal candidate will have, “superb interpersonal and communication skills."
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MEGHAN IS AN EARLY RISER
The Duchess of Sussex is apparently an early riser – starting her day at 4.30am with some morning yoga.
She is then quick to get to work, with Vanity Fair reporting she used to send emails to royal staff as early as 5am.
But despite her early rising, Meghan is likely to shun coffee as a kick-starter for her day, as she is believed to avoid caffeine.
Yet Meg does have one morning pick-me-up in the form of her “wake up playlist.”
Writing for her former lifestyle blog, The Tig, she says: “Turn these tracks on as you’re getting ready in the morning, when you need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or during your next evening celebration.
- John Hall
WILLIAM AND HARRY'S NANNY'S SNEAKY TRICK TO GET THEM TO EAT THEIR VEG
Just like many other kids, Prince William and Prince Harry were reluctant to eat their greens as young boys – but their nanny had a sneaky trick up her sleeve.
According to royal chef Darren McGrady, their nanny would make them eat one piece of broccoli for each piece of chicken.
Darren shared the sweet fact on a YouTube tutorial of how he made William and Harry’s childhood crispy chicken and mac and cheese dish.
Darren said: “William and Harry loved this with shuck corn, but when nanny was in the house she always insisted the ‘boys must eat their greens’.
“She insisted that it was broccoli all the time. The boys I guess like any boys weren’t huge fans of broccoli.
“But what she said was ‘when you do the broccoli I want you to have one piece of broccoli with each piece of chicken.’”
- John Hall
PRINCE HARRY VOTED THE WORLD'S SEXIEST ROYAL
Last year, Prince Harry was voted the world's sexiest dad – and now the Duke of Sussex has another string to add to his bow.
With his red hair and cheeky grin, People magazine have awarded Prince Harry the “world's sexiest royal” title.
The Duke – who is currently living in California with wife Meghan Markle – beat off competition from his brother Prince William and 29-year-old Prince Mateen of Brunei.
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WHY MEGHAN MARKLE ALWAYS WEARS SHOES TOO BIG FOR HER
You'd be forgiven for thinking a super stylish royal like Meghan Markle wouldn't be caught dead in a pair of ill-fitting shoes.
But according to fashion expert Harriet Davey, the Duchess of Sussex purposefully wears shoes too big for her.
She explained: “Celebs often go a size up, or even two, in the shoe department when they're at an event or on the red carpet and it's for one reason we can all relate to – to avoid blisters.
“There's nothing worse than uncomfortable shoes (we've all been there on a night out) and when celebs like Meghan are wearing heels for a long period of time their feet can often swell up.”
“The swelling can cause blisters and in the long run bunions – like long-time heel fan Victoria Beckham has been rumoured to suffer with.”
- John Hall
MINTED MEG
According to Business Insider, Meghan has an estimated net worth of £3.8million ($5million) which she accumulated from her acting career.
She starred in over 100 episodes of the legal drama Suits, where she was paid £40,463 ($50,000) per episode towards the end of her acting career, say reports.
Meghan also earned around about £291,339 ($360,000) from her roles in the 2010 movies Remember Me and The Candidate.
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