{"id":489804,"date":"2025-10-11T01:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489804\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T01:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:47:20","slug":"did-prince-harry-shade-prince-william-kate-middleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489804\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Prince Harry Shade Prince William & Kate Middleton?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry<\/a> is being accused of trying to \u201cupstage\u201d Prince William and Kate Middleton<\/a> with a \u201ccynical PR stunt.\u201d <\/p>\n

The accusations came after Harry\u2014who is estranged from William, Kate<\/a> and his father King Charles\u2014sent a wreath and a handwritten letter to be placed in honor of his grandfather, Prince Philip, at the Burma Star Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in London on September 2025. The service, which was held on VJ Day, honored the \u201cForgotten Army,\u201d who fought in the Pacific during World War II. many members of the british royal family, including Charles and his wife Queen Camilla, were also at the event. <\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/a> \"Prince<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, this anniversary carries an added layer of meaning. My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the Pacific campaign. He spoke with quiet humility about those years, but I know how deeply he respected all who stood beside him in that theatre of war,\u201d Harry wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cYour story is part of our shared heritage, and it must never be forgotten. With the deepest respect, thank you.\u201d While the note was heartfelt, royal experts questioned its timing. One source said the move felt \u201cfar too polished to be genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Charles,<\/p>\n

Weeks later, Harry is accused of using the memorial as a \u201cPR play\u201d to earn positive press. \u201cHarry\u2019s move was no accident. Arriving after the King had gone made it seem respectful on the surface \u2013 but the timing, the note, and the perfectly staged photos made it obvious it was a PR play. People in the palace were livid. It was meant to be the King\u2019s moment of remembrance, yet Harry managed to turn the spotlight back on himself,\u201d a source told Radar Online<\/a> in October 2025.<\/p>\n

The insider continued, \u201cIf this wasn\u2019t a PR stunt, Harry could have laid the note quietly and walked away. But the fact it was captured and shared so neatly tells you everything you need to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another source told the site that Harry\u2019s move \u201ccaught everyone off guard. as \u201cno one had Harry on the schedule.\u201d The insider continued, \u201cThe event had been planned for months, with the King and Camilla front and center. For Harry to appear afterward, conveniently with cameras waiting, felt very deliberate and carefully orchestrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

The insider also accused Harry of trying to steal the \u201cspotlight\u201d from William and Kate<\/a>, whose health is still recovering after battling cancer earlier in 2025. \u201cEveryone knows Kate is still easing back into things and prioritizing her recovery and family. William fully backs her on that. But some people saw Harry\u2019s gesture as a way of stepping into the spotlight \u2013 a reminder that he still wants to be noticed,\u201d the insider said. <\/p>\n

Another source also added how Philip would have felt, \u201cPhilip was a serviceman. He never made things about himself. He\u2019d have thought Harry\u2019s letter was self-indulgent.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Charles\u2019 opinion, a source added that the king was \u201cdeeply frustrated\u201d by Harry\u2019s move. \u201cCharles intended the day to honor the veterans and the nation\u2019s remembrance,\u201d the insider said. \u201cBut once again, it turned into a story about family tensions. It was exactly the kind of distraction he doesn\u2019t need.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry is being accused of trying to \u201cupstage\u201d Prince William and Kate Middleton with a \u201ccynical PR…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,447,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-489804","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-harry","13":"tag-prince-of-wales","14":"tag-prince-william","15":"tag-princess-of-wales","16":"tag-royal-families","17":"tag-royal-family","18":"tag-uk-royal-family","19":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115353016964079699","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}