{"id":215241,"date":"2025-12-04T15:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/215241\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:35:09","slug":"prince-harry-nearly-kisses-stephen-colbert-in-late-show-skit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/215241\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry nearly kisses Stephen Colbert in &#8216;Late Show&#8217; skit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A perfect Hallmark moment.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry nearly planted a kiss on Stephen Colbert during the royals\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=plsvrxGZnyA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">surprise appearance on the \u201cLate Show\u201d<\/a> Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert kicked off his talk show with a skit about the many TV Christmas movies in which an American falls in love with a princess or a prince.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry nearly planted a smooch on Stephen Colbert during the former\u2019s surprise appearance on the \u201cLate Show\u201d Wednesday night. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\/Youtube<\/p>\n<p>Colbert kicked off his talk show with a skit about the extensive number of TV Christmas movies that involve an American falling in love with a princess or a prince. Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>Harry, 41, came onto the stage, saying that he thought he was walking into an audition for \u201cThe Gingerbread Prince Saves Christmas in Nebraska.\u201d The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">\u201cAs much as I love these holiday movies, and I do, I think they\u2019re a little problematic because they give people the unrealistic expectation that during the holiday season, they\u2019re just going to bump into some prince at their job or walking down the street,\u201d the comedian, 61, said.<\/p>\n<p>As Colbert finished his statement, Harry came onto the stage, saying that he thought he was walking into an audition for \u201cThe Gingerbread Prince Saves Christmas in Nebraska.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">The Invictus Games founder, 41, then asked Colbert what a real prince had to do to \u201cget into a Hallmark movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Invictus Games founder then asked Colbert what a real prince had to do to \u201cget into a Hallmark movie.\u201d  Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the skit, the set began to turn into a TV Christmas movie, complete with evergreen trees and fake snow falling to the ground. Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">The TV host asked Harry if he had \u201cany connections to any famous TV actresses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">\u201cI might know one,\u201d Harry said, referring to his wife,\u00a0former \u201cSuits\u201d actress Meghan Markle. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">\u201cBut I\u2019ll do anything. I\u2019ll record a self-tape, I\u2019ll fly myself to an audition. I\u2019ll settle a baseless lawsuit with the White House \u2026 all the things you people in TV do!\u201d the duke jokingly said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">When Colbert joked that he \u201cdidn\u2019t do any of those things,\u201d Harry hit back, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/18\/entertainment\/stephen-colbert-announces-cancellation-of-late-show-franchise-after-33-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMaybe that\u2019s\u00a0why you\u2019re canceled.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSpare\u201d author and Colbert jokingly grabbed each other\u2019s faces and came close, as if they were going to kiss like two people who fall in love during a TV Christmas movie. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere during the skit, Harry incited boos from the audience when he slammed President Donald Trump, joking that Americans \u201celected a king.\u201d @colbertlateshow\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the skit, the set began to turn into a TV Christmas movie, complete with evergreen trees and fake snow falling to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0593593804\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSpare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex%2Fdp%2F0593593804%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F12%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fprince-harry-nearly-kisses-stephen-colbert-in-late-show-skit%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Spare<\/a>\u201d author and Colbert, joking, grabbed each other\u2019s faces and got close, as if they were about to kiss, like two people who fall in love in a TV Christmas movie.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert then told Harry he \u201cgot the role\u201d of \u201cofficial\u00a0\u2018Late Show\u2019\u00a0prince of Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere during the skit, Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/04\/entertainment\/prince-harry-takes-jab-at-trump-inciting-boos-during-awkward-skit-on-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">incited boos from the audience<\/a> when he slammed President Donald Trump, joking that Americans \u201celected a king.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A perfect Hallmark moment. 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