Prince Harry seemingly reignited his feud with Donald Trump on live television, as ITV News’ Faye Barker reports
The Duke of Sussex made a surprise appearance on a late night US talk show in a sketch poking fun at cheesy Christmas films – including a joke about the US president.
The sketch aired on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, with Harry pretending to audition to become a Hallmark movie “Christmas prince”.
In the segment, the duke wandered through the studio, joking that he has become lost while searching for an audition for the “Gingerbread Christmas Prince saves Christmas in Nebraska”.
Colbert asks why a real prince would want to star in such films, prompting Harry to reply: “You Americans are obsessed with Christmas movies, and you’re clearly obsessed with royalty, so why not?”
When Colbert pushed back on the idea of an American “obsession,” Harry quipped: “Really? I hear you elected a king,” in an apparent reference to the “No Kings” protests directed at the Trump administration.
Referring to the network CBS’ recent settlement with Mr Trump, the duke joked that he would “do anything” to get the part, adding: “I’ll record a self-tape, I’ll fly myself to an audition, settle a baseless lawsuit with the White House – all the things you people in TV do.”
Colbert replied: “Hey, I didn’t do any of those things,” to which Harry shot back: “Maybe that’s why you’re cancelled.”
The sketch then transformed into a festive spectacle, with trees appearing and sleigh bells ringing as Harry urged Colbert to “just believe”.
Colbert later told Harry he “got the role” of “official Late Show prince of Christmas” to cheers from the crowd.
It was the prince’s second small-screen appearance of the day, after the release of his wife’s Christmas special With Love, Meghan on Netflix.
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