Prince Harry's three-word response after Royal aide's 'mate' blunder
dailyrecord.co.ukA new book has revealed Prince Harry's succinct three-word response following a Royal aide's faux pas. The aide reportedly referred to the Duke of Sussex as "mate", leading to immediate regret and an apology for the slip-up.This incident is said to have occurred before Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle in 2018, when he was residing at Kensington Palace with his brother, Prince William, and various staff members.While the staff were generally less formal with the brothers compared to their father, King Charles, they certainly wouldn't have anticipated hearing the term "mate" from a staff member.
Nick Loughran, former press secretary at Kensington Palace, admitted to being less formal with Harry, while it was disclosed in the book Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown that Ed Perkins once received a text from Harry after addressing him as "mate", reports the Mirror.
An excerpt from the book states: "When Nick Loughran worked at Kensington Palace as a press secretary, he would call Harry by his first name, but tended to be more formal with Prince William because their relationship was not so close.
Ed Perkins, who also had a spell as press secretary for the two princes, once accidentally sent a text to Harry saying, 'Hello mate'.""He recalled: 'I texted back saying, 'So sorry, just called you mate.
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