Prince Harry's reason for snubbing King Charles during public appearance explained
Prince Harry did not mean to snub King Charles during his awards speech last week and there is a reason why he did not wear the Coronation medal, royal insiders have claimed.
The Duke of Sussex paid tribute to Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks, who he described as a “friend” and a “beacon of inspiration”, as he presented the Soldier of the Year Award. Harry could be seen clean-cut in a black suit jacket with four British military medals attached as he shared a speech from outside his Montecito home.
But royal fans noticed Harry was not wearing the King’s Coronation medal during the video appearance. The medal was given to everyone actively contributing and supporting the monarch’s Coronation on May 6 last year.
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Prince Harry at the Coronation in May 2023
While some people criticised him for not wearing the medal, royal commentator Ephraim Hardcastle said this was not meant as a snub for the King, saying the medal had to be sent to a specialist to be fixed. The commentator wrote in The Daily Mail: “Harry’s failure to wear his father’s Coronation medal wasn’t intended as a snub to the King.
“My source whispers that the medal was ‘swing-mounted’ on a short ribbon and needed to be sent to a specialist to affix to a longer ribbon and mount on a hard backing to stop it from swinging around. Maybe the King should have FedExed his travelling yeoman to California to do the job.”
Prince Harry with his father at the ‘Our Planet’ global premiere at the Natural History Museum in London in April 2019
Harry speaks on stage during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf in September 2023
The medals Harry wore were an Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan presented in 2008 after his service in Helmand Province, his Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, his Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and his Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. Harry said in the video: “I first met Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks at the Invictus Games in Orlando 2016, where I presented her with not one, but four gold medals that she’d won in swimming.
“To me, she epitomises the courage, resilience and determination represented across our service community. And this is not just because of her swimming abilities.”
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He continued: “Ellie has courageously overcome every obstacle to cross her path. She has turned her pain into purpose and led through compassion and willpower, showing others that the impossible is indeed possible. Despite the injuries she endured during her deployment as a medical assistant in Iraq – along with numerous surgeries and setbacks that would have deterred many – she has persevered tirelessly, becoming the first woman in the Army’s world-class athlete program as well as the first swimmer the program had ever seen.
“She’s also taken her recovery a step further, using her experiences and achievements to inspire and assist others in their mental and physical journey into sport, ensuring those who can’t see a way out or through are introduced to the medicine of sport that saved her too.”
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