Prince Harry’s cringeworthy Late Show appearance is an ’embarrassment’ and another sign that the novelty of a British prince has ‘worn off’ in the US, PR expert claims
Daily Mail
The Duke of Sussex’s ‘painful’ jokes on The Late Show about Donald Trump failed to land and the novelty of a British prince in America has ‘worn off’ some time ago, Mark Borkowski said.
His TV appearance was broadcast as the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas is fighting for his life in intensive care in the Philippines after undergoing emergency surgery.
‘Harry’s Colbert skit isn’t “embarrassing” because he’s chasing US celebrity, it’s embarrassing because he’s doing it badly’, Mr Borkowski said.
‘Making fun of your own privilege only works when the audience believes you’ve transcended it. Harry hasn’t. The jokes land like a man reminding you of a punchline that expired three years ago.
‘He keeps leaning on the same tired “I’m a prince but not that kind of prince” shtick, as if self-deprecation can launder the monarchy off him. It can’t. In America, the novelty wore off the minute Netflix lost interest’.
Mr Borkowski says the TV appearance shows that Harry has found himself in an ‘identity vacuum’ since walking away from the Royal Family.