Prince Harry said there ‘wasn’t much choice’
Prince Harry has issued an apology to Canada after he was spotted wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap whilst attending the team’s World Series match against the Toronto Blue Jays. The 41-year-old Royal and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were photographed in LA Dodgers caps at the baseball fixture last month, with Harry later joking he wore it “under duress” following an invitation from the Dodgers’ owner.
Speaking to Canadian broadcaster CTV, Harry said: “Firstly, I would like to apologise to Canada for wearing it. Secondly, I was under duress. There wasn’t much choice.”
The Duke of Sussex – who conducted the interview sporting a Blue Jays cap – joked that the Dodgers hat proved handy for concealing his thinning hair.
He said: “When you’re missing a lot of hair on top, and you’re sitting under floodlights, you’ll take any hat that’s available.
“Game five, game six, game seven, I was Blue Jays throughout. Now that I’ve admitted that, it’s going to be pretty hard for me to return back to Los Angeles.”
The Blue Jays were eventually defeated by the Dodgers in a decisive seventh game, with Harry emphasising he was “devastated” by the Canadian side’s World Series loss.
Harry has been in Canada for Remembrance Week commemorations and has penned an essay reflecting on the honour he gained from serving the UK.
The duke – who completed two operational tours in Afghanistan – wrote: “Every November the world, for a moment, grows quieter. We pause, together, to remember.
“Remembrance has never been about glorifying war. It’s about recognising its cost: the lives changed forever and the lessons paid for, through unimaginable sacrifice. It’s also about honouring those who, knowing that cost, still choose to serve.”
Despite his move to California in 2020, Harry acknowledged his ongoing connection to the UK, expressing pride in the “things that make us British”.
He penned: “Though currently, I may live in the United States, Britain is, and always will be, the country I proudly served and fought for.
“The banter of the mess, the clubhouse, the pub, the stands ridiculous as it sounds, these are the things that make us British. I make no apology for it. I love it.”
