Prince Harry makes several cringey jokes during stand-up comedy routine

Prince Harry

Prince Harry made several cringey jokes during a stand-up comedy routine in a video recording played at a charity event on Monday evening.

Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 07/11/2023

- 15:59

The Duke of Sussex wore a dark suit with a red poppy and four military medals pinned to his chest for the virtual appearance

Prince Harry made several cringey jokes during a stand-up comedy routine in a video recording played at a charity event on Monday evening.

The Duke of Sussex made a virtual appearance for the show at the Lincoln Center in New York City.


Harry joked about being ginger, the scrutiny he faces as a public figure and having a reiki healer during the clip for the Stand Up for Heroes show.

The Duke of Sussex said during his monologue: "Due to the shockingly low representation of gingers last year, and out of respect for my fellow endangered species, here I am, reporting for duty."

Prince Harry

The Duke of Sussex made a virtual appearance for the show at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

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He continued: "As someone who never gets scrutinised, I haven't even had to prepare much.

"But out of an abundance of caution, I have been working on this particular act for quite some time and everyone I know tells me it's perfect.

"And no, these aren't people who just tell me what I want to hear, these are people like my finance manager, my lawyer, and of course, my reiki healer."

Following the gags, Harry moved on to a more serious message as he championed the military community.

He said: "I've said it before and I'll say it again, service is what happens in the quiet and the chaos.

"And whether we are wearing the uniform or not, we must continue to uphold the values we learned side by side on the base, on the drill square and on the battlefield.

"Values of service, values of honour and integrity and values of togetherness and solidarity.

"I know our journeys to this point differ but we are always connected through what we learned as humans, what we faced as families and how we've come out stronger because of our ability to listen, to understand, to support one another."

King Charles

Prince Harry has disputed claims that he turned down an invitation to King Charles's 75th birthday celebration.

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It comes as Prince Harry has disputed claims that he turned down an invitation to King Charles's 75th birthday celebration.

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex responded to a story in the Sunday Times that claimed the couple had snubbed the King.

The spokesperson said: "In response to UK media headlines, there has been no contact regarding an invitation to His Majesty’s upcoming birthday.

"It is disappointing the Sunday Times has misreported this story."

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