{"id":610810,"date":"2025-12-04T03:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/610810\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T03:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:30:16","slug":"prince-harry-teases-surprise-late-show-appearance-with-stephen-colbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/610810\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Teases Surprise &#8216;Late Show&#8217; Appearance with Stephen Colbert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince Harry\u00a0is making a surprise appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, Dec. 3<\/li>\n<li>Ahead of the episode&#8217;s broadcast, he and Colbert made a cheeky social media video<\/li>\n<li>In the teaser, the pair lip-synced to\u00a0the Great British Bake Off co-host Alison Hammond asking a contestant what he would do as &#8220;king for a day&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-harry\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> is teasing a surprise appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stephen-colbert-addresses-theories-late-show-was-cancelled-for-political-reasons-11843391\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Duke of Sussex, 41, will appear on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stephen-colbert-addresses-theories-late-show-was-cancelled-for-political-reasons-11843391\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Late Show<\/a> on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Ahead of the episode, Harry and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/stephen-colbert\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert<\/a>, 61, made a cheeky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DR0kRlvkZx2\/?igsh=MWI5M2U3ZTY1eWt6aw%3D%3D\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media video<\/a> set to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@britishbakeoff\/video\/7328364242766269728?lang=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral Great British Bake Off sound bite.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Harry was in the guest chair as he took on the Great British Bake Off co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/food\/great-british-baking-show-new-host-alison-hammond\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alison Hammond<\/a>\u2019s voice, and asked Colbert, \u201cIf you were treated like a king for a day, what would you want me to do for you?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Colbert responded as Northern Irish baker Mark Lutton, \u201cBake for me probably?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Harry channeled Hammond\u2019s confusion and lip-synced: \u201cYou want me to do what?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cBake,\u201d Colbert replied, prompting Harry to say, \u201cBeg?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cBake. Bake!\u201d Colbert continued, to which Harry replied again, \u201cBeg?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cBake. B-A-K-E. Bake,\u201d the late-night host lip-synced. Harry then embraced Hammond\u2019s jovial realization and fake laughed, saying, \u201cOh bake!\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Harry on December 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>colbertlateshow\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage? <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> After the Instagram account for The Late Show shared the reel, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-biggest-moments-netflix-holiday-special-11860528\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> reposted it on her Instagram Stories.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Harry previously appeared on The Late Show for an interview in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/prince-harry-says-he-wouldnt-have-got-to-this-moment-with-prince-william-if-mom-diana-was-alive\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2023<\/a> and a special segment in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/prince-harry-answers-stephen-colbert-questions-surprise-late-night-segment\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2023<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> During the January appearance, Harry discussed the &#8220;cathartic&#8221; process of writing his memoir, Spare. He chatted about his military service in Afghanistan, the worldwide fascination with the royal family and what his mother, the late <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-diana\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Diana<\/a>, would make of it all today.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Harry candidly discussed that if his mother were alive, a rift wouldn&#8217;t have driven him and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a>\u00a0apart. &#8220;We wouldn&#8217;t have got to this moment,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-harry\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> told Colbert.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s impossible to say where we would be now \u2014 where those relationships would be now \u2014 but there is no way that the distance between my brother and I would be the same.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Harry and Stephen Colbert on January 10, 2023.<br \/>\nScott Kowalchyk\/CBS<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Prince Harry and Prince William&#8217;s strained relationship became public after\u00a0Harry and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-biggest-moments-netflix-holiday-special-11860528\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Markle<\/a> stepped back from their royal roles in the U.K. in 2020 and moved to California.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The divide deepened following the couple&#8217;s 2021 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/oprah-winfrey\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a>, their <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/every-bombshell-meghan-markle-prince-harry-netflix-documentary\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix docuseries<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-memoir-spare-dedication-tribute-family-8732124\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry\u2019s memoir<\/a>, which didn&#8217;t hold back from offering commentary on the royal family.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Over the summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-quiet-peace-offering-royal-family-revealed-11780024\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports suggested that Harry offered to share his official schedule<\/a> with the royal family in what appeared to be an olive-branch gesture. The plan would provide transparency, avoiding conflicts between Harry and Meghan&#8217;s public outings and the British royal family&#8217;s engagements.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> More recently, Harry had <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-reunites-king-charles-first-time-18-months-uk-visit-11801589\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a groundbreaking meeting<\/a> with his father, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/person\/king-charles-iii\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a>, in September, which marked their first meeting together in person in 19 months. A former royal aide told PEOPLE the reunion was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-massive-step-king-charles-reunion-without-queen-camilla-exclusive-11809836\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a massive step in the right direction<\/a>.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Prince Harry\u00a0is making a surprise appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-610810","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115659186116304042","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610810","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=610810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}