THE mother of a hero veteran has hit out following news Prince Harry will receive an award honouring her dead son.

She’s blasted the Duke of Sussex saying there are others “far more fitting” and with less “privilege” who could win the gong.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle accepted the President’s Award at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards Show in 2022Credit: Rex

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Harry talks to a Gurkha after firing a 50mm machine gun at Taliban fighters in AfghanistanCredit: Getty – Contributor

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Harry and Meghan visited Nigeria in MayCredit: Getty

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Cpl. Pat Tillman, a former professional football player, became a US soldier and was killed in a friendly fire incidentCredit: Reuters
Harry will be honoured with the Pat Tillman Award for Service for his Invictus Games work at the glittering ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on July 11.

The ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) is run by the sports TV network ESPN and the Pat Tillman Award has previously been given to unsung heroes.

But Tillman’s mother Mary said she was “shocked” why the award would be given to such a “controversial and divisive individual”, the Daily Mail reported.

She said: “There are recipients that are far more fitting. There are individuals working in the veteran community that are doing tremendous things to assist veterans.

“These individuals do not have the money, resources, connections or privilege that Prince Harry has. I feel that those types of individuals should be recognised.”

A petition has also been launched to try and prevent ESPN from awarding the prince, who is a veteran himself, with the award.

One signatory said: “Pat Tillman sacrificed his life for duty and country! Harry walked away from duty and country & spit on his commander in chief, country, duty & family on his way out.

“All for a Hollywood dream! I’m appalled as an American that you would give him this award. It now means nothing!”

While another wrote: “There are others far more deserving. This is a slap in the face.”

For the last ten years the Pat Tillman Award for Service has been “given to a person with a strong connection to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player and U.S. Army Ranger, Pat Tillman,” according to ESPN.

Harry was offered the award “in honour of his tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community

ESPN said the Invictus Games has “transcended borders and impacted lives across every continent”. the power of sport.”

The duke founded the Invictus Games a decade ago to support injured and sick servicemen and women – both on active duty and veterans.

It comes despite Harry courting controversy by boasting of killing 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

He wrote in his memoir Spare that he’d taken “chess pieces off the board”, sparking ex-colonel Tim Collins to respond it was “not how you behave in the army”.

Retired military officer Colonel Richard Kemp says the award is just “celebrities massaging each other’s egos”.

He previously told The Sun: “He was a gunner in an Apache helicopter in Afghanistan but so were many, many other people.

What happened to Pat Tillman?

ESPN recounted Tillman’s tragic death in 2014 as the 10th anniversary approached.

Tillman was a safety with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals for four seasons before joining the Army.

He enlisted eight months after 3,000 people were killed in the September 11 terror attacks.

Tillman, a California native, turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million when he joined the military.

“The events leading up to one of the most infamous friendly-fire deaths in US military history were rife for second-guessing from the start,” reported ESPN.

“After an Army Humvee broke down in the mountains, Tillman’s platoon was divided by superiors so that the Humvee could be removed; a local truck driver was hired as the hauler.

“But the two groups struggled to communicate with each other as they traversed the steep terrain. And the second group soon became caught in a deafening ambush, receiving fire as it manoeuvred down a narrow, rocky canyon trail.”

A squad leader would misidentify an allied Afghan soldier positioned next to Tillman as the enemy, according to ESPN.

Soldiers would fire upon what Army Ranger Steven Elliott called “shadowy images,” ESPN reported.

“I can think of many people who did pretty extraordinary things while serving in the British and American armed forces which would be much more deserving of an award like this.

“It is obviously because of who he is – not what he did. An Apache is crewed by two people – a pilot and a gunner. Harry was a gunner. He was number two in the aircraft.

“There have been some incredible aeronautical exports from helicopter pilots in Afghanistan, Iraq and other war zones.

“There are some extraordinary stories – many covered by The Sun – involving enormous flying skill and bravery.

King Charles is ‘desperate’ to see his youngest grandchildren and is ‘in discussions’ about organising a visit in the near future to bond with them, a royal expert claims

King Charles is keen to be a ‘friendly grandfather’ to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, a royal commentator claims.

The King, 75, is reportedly in discussions to visit Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in America to bond with their children after making progress in his ongoing cancer treatment. According to royal commentator Tom Quinn, Charles is ‘desperate’ to see his two youngest grandchildren and has a gap in his schedule which could allow him to fly to the US.

Quinn also claimed Harry is ‘hesitant’ to bring the children to the UK, and previously suggested there is ‘no way’ the Duchess of Sussex would return to British soil, meaning Charles would have to travel to Montecito to visit his grandkids.

The King reportedly ‘hates the idea’ of Archie and Lilibet not remembering him as a friendly grandfather, a royal commentator claims ( 
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Speaking to New Idea magazine, the expert claimed: “He is desperate to see his them and hates the idea that Archie and Lilibet will not remember him as the warm, friendly grandfather he wants to be.” A source also told the publication that the King is “feeling a little better” months after his cancer diagnosis, meaning there could be a “showdown” to end tensions among the family.

They claimed: “This feud has gone on for far too long, and Charles is anxious to sort it out – but he knows it has to be on Harry and Meghan’s home turf, particularly if he wants to see his grandchildren.” The publication claimed Harry would be “open” to welcoming his father to Montecito, however, Queen Camilla and Prince William are said to be more hesitant about the potential visit.

It comes after royal expert Jennie Bond said the King would love the change to get to know his grandchildren. She told OK! magazine: “Having grandchildren is a powerful tug on the heartstrings. Little people who are part of your bloodline and have had nothing to do with family quarrels and tensions. So I can imagine that the King very much wants the chance to get to know Archie and Lilibet and to create some memories for them.”

The expert also suggested Archie and Lilibet may be the key to ending the royal feud. She said the youngsters might convince Charles and Harry to “forgive, if not forget, the bitter rows of the past.” Jennie added: “I fervently hope that Harry will not follow Meghan’s example of remaining obdurately estranged from her father and most of her family.”

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Meghan’s interests have always leaned towards humanitarian efforts, and using her platform to shed light on issues that are so important to her. From her fashion to her compassion for children, her hands-on parenting style, and so much more, there’ve been a number of times Meghan made us think of Diana.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a special celebration planned with Archie and Lilibet.

 The couple took their children to a parade last year to mark the occasion

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a special celebration planned with Archie and Lilibet.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex live in Montecito, California with their two young children.

The couple moved to the US in 2020 after stepping down as working members of the Royal Family.

Meghan, an American citizen, is keen for the family to celebrate on July 4 every year.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a special celebration planned with Archie and Lilibet.

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The date marks Independence Day and is a federal holiday in the US commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

Last year the Sussexes took their young children to a Fourth of July parade in their hometown Montecito.

Prince Harry was seen carrying his daughter Princess Lilibet during the celebrations.

The royals joined locals to watch the line-up of vintage automobiles and floats from community organisations.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex live in Montecito, California with their two young children.

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In 2022, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated Independence Day in the Jackson Hole Valley in Wyoming.

Archie and Lilibet have not visited the UK since 2022, however, Prince Harry has made multiple trips back to London since then including two in 2024.

The King has reportedly met his granddaughter Princess Lilibet just once.

Harry and Meghan’s stance on Archie and Lilibet has left King Charles unhappy, according to a source.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are trying to understand the fact that their stance against the royal family will damage their reputation further among their fans.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex seem to be fed up with their own plan to highlight the “dirty things” about their own people as all their stunts have failed to damage the monarchy.

Meghan, who has been accused of driving a wedge between Harry and the royal family, has now moved on from the royals.

The Duchess of Sussex is making all her efforts to prove her value without the royal family and rekindling her friendship with the people in the showbiz industry where she previously belonged.

Some royal experts believe that Meghan and Harry have lost their battle with The Firm, claiming that the couple have almost given into the royal family in war they launched themselves after stepping down as senior working royals in 2020.

On the other hand, Showbiz commentator Kinsey Schofield has also claimed the US-based couple are “struggling to prove their value” without the royal family and “desperately wishing” for peace with their relatives.

There are also speculations that King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton have also closed their minds and stopped thinking about the Sussexes.

 

MEGHAN Markle is cold and calculating and “pulled the rug from under” her ex-husband, says a former friend of more than 30 years.

 

Ninaki Priddy and Meghan were “like sisters” from the age of two, but fell out when the Suits star, 36, moved to Toronto and split with hubby Trevor Engelson, The Sun reports.

Designer Ninaki, who was maid of honour at their wedding in Jamaica, said: “What came to light after Trevor and I spoke ended my friendship with Meghan. I think everybody who knew them both was in shock”.

“All I can say now is that I think Meghan was calculated, very calculated, in the way she handled people and relationships,” she told The Sun.

Meghan Markle’s first marriage continues to haunt her new life as a royal-to-be. Picture: AFP

She is very strategic in the way she cultivates circles of friends.

“Once she decides you’re not part of her life, she can be very cold. It’s this shutdown mechanism she has.

“There’s nothing to negotiate. She’s made her decision and that’s it.

 

The source suggests that the Sussex couple has been experiencing “too many disagreements related to their upcoming projects,” which include a Netflix miniseries and the release of Harry’s memoirs on January 10. One point of contention seems to be Meghan’s openness in discussing her life and the royal family.

 

It is alleged that Harry resents Meghan’s tendency to “reveal too much,” indicating a potential clash in their approaches to sharing personal details. The report highlights the challenges the couple may be facing as they navigate their public roles and individual projects.

According to an insider’s claims, there appears to be tension between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle regarding their media projects and personal revelations. The insider alleges that Harry believes Meghan has disclosed too much information, some of which may not be entirely accurate. Specifically, the source states, “He is said to blame Meghan for going off plan and telling too much of her own truth in the docuseries, and that her truth is not always the truth.”

Furthermore, the insider suggests that the couple’s highly anticipated Netflix series could be in jeopardy, much like Meghan’s previously shelved children’s series “Pearl.” The source cites financial concerns, stating, “And considering their California home is mortgaged to the hilt, they need the money.

The insider also speculates about the possibility of a divorce within the next two years, claiming that not only is Harry upset, but Meghan is also reportedly “tired” of her husband and may be seeking an “exit plan” in the near future.

 

The Princess of Wales has sent a clear message to her fans and critics about her future plans with her latest move, according to an expert.

 

The Princess of Wales is said to be keen to “let bygones be bygones” as she issued an ‘unedited’ new photo of birthday boy Prince Louis, showing the young Prince grinning at the camera as he lies barefoot on a blanket on the grass.

The photo comes just weeks after the furore surrounding a Mother’s Day portrait which the princess admitted editing. Kate had to issue a public apology for it.

Royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop believes the release of the new picture shows that Kate wants to “forgive us for our scurrilous speculation.”

“Kensington Palace could easily have let this birthday go – Louis is only six, he’s not in line to inherit the throne, his mother is having cancer treatment, his father is trying to multi-task and the general public’s propensity towards conspiracy theories has hardly covered us in glory.” the expert told

Meghan Markle in Panic: Shocking Footage Allegedly Shows Lilibet’s Biological Mother Reclaiming Her Daughter

 A woman named Maria Gonzalez, who used to work as the housekeeper at the Montecito estate of our daring Duke and Duchess of Deceit, has ste…

A woman named Maria Gonzalez, who used to work as the housekeeper at the Montecito estate of our daring Duke and Duchess of Deceit, has stepped forward with the mother of all claims. Gonzalez is outright alleging that she, not Meghan, is the actual biological mother of Harry and Meghan’s daughter, Lilibet. 

Unbelievably, if this is true, it would mean that Harry and Meghan’s hollow victimhood rallying cry of “she’s my baby, my literal flesh and blood” has been a deceitful sham from day one.

All their grand self-promotional narratives about fighting the good fight for mothers and proudly embracing her multicultural heritage with Lilibet are a total fabrication, fueled by the most serious betrayal imaginable—stealing another woman’s biological child. Has there ever been a more disgustingly cynical attempt to empower your vapid brand at someone else’s expense?

Even for the unrepentant grifters we know Harry and Meghan to be, this would absolutely nuke past all boundaries of repugnant personal conduct. Based on Meghan’s demonstrable history as a deceiver and fabulist, these allegations are more than plausible.

 

For all her lofty preaching about progressive feminism and supporting women’s causes, Meghan has repeatedly revealed herself as the epitome of self-serving elitism mixed with blatant hypocrisy. Her claims of being an oppressed voice for the marginalized are constantly undermined by entitled actions that harm and marginalize those around her. 

How many royal staffers had their careers and reputations baselessly scorched amid Meghan’s bullying outbursts? Just the logistics alone required to pull off this level of alleged chicanery are truly astonishing. It’s next-level audacity—a grift of the perfect crime variety, requiring mountains of depraved dishonesty. We’re asked to believe this American minor royal accomplished it all while under the ever-watchful gaze of UK tabloids. More likely, if these claims are accurate, the surrogacy was carefully planned and bankrolled in secret.

Leave it to the unparalleled manipulators that are the Sussexes to potentially view the arrival of their second child as simply another leverage point to be gained. In her twisted thinking, secretly stealing another woman’s baby could be the most authentic way to reinforce those phony ethnic struggles. Trust me, if her blatant lies about marrying Harry before the actual wedding for cheap publicity show us anything, it’s that Meghan has zero qualms about deception.

With the potential bombshell of Lilibet’s real parentage now exploding onto the scene, not only will Meghan’s PR narrative about being a preserving minority mom be discredited, but the entire “woe is me” ethnic oppression facade she’s been spinning for years will crumble into dust. No wonder Gonzalez’s legal team has a trove of evidence ready to deploy. The optics alone of a well-intentioned woman of color exploited by this fame-hungry elite phenom from Montecito would utterly obliterate Meghan’s pristine, protected persona.

Don’t think this potential legal clown show would remain contained out there on the West Coast. No, the ripple effects and implications would extend far past this. If proven true, you can expect those dopey royal overlords back in Blighty to snatch Lilibet away from Harry and Meghan faster than you can say “custody hearing.”

Meanwhile, the fallout would only intensify the already raging dumpster fires of scandals and embarrassments plaguing the firm’s tattered reputation. What better ammunition for critics than revelations that the highest-profile royals lied to the world about welcoming a child?

Inside Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s tense relationship — and how it became so frosty

Kate Middleton turns 41 on Monday — the day before her brother-in-law Prince Harry’s heavily publicized memoir “Spare” finally goes on sale.

It will likely not be the happiest of days for the princess.

“Harry and Meghan do always have a knack of picking their timing,” said one highly placed royal source who knows Prince William and Kate. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the source said, have been left “reeling” from Harry’s bombshell book.

But it wasn’t always like this. In fact, when William popped the question to Kate after eight years together, his younger brother Harry was thrilled, saying in 2010 about his brother’s wedding: “It means I get a sister, which I have always wanted.”

The woman whom Harry once spoke about in glowing terms is presented as cold and uncaring in his book, however.

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The publication of Prince Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” has laid out the surprising complications in Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s relationship.Getty Images
“Kate, William and Harry were such best buddies, they were inseparable,” said the Wales source. “These are the words of a man so literally blinded by love he can’t see straight.”

But in “Spare,” Harry blames Kate for taking his beloved brother “Willy” away from him, writing that after their April 2011 wedding: “The brother I’d escorted into Westminster Abbey that morning was gone — forever. Who could deny it?”

Contradictorily, Harry writes how he’d long dreamed of forging a working partnership with William, Kate and his own wife — even before he met and fell in love with the “Suits” star in 2016.

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Before Meghan Markle came into the picture, Prince Harry and Kate Middleton were regularly seen palling around at royal events.Tim Graham Photo Library via Get
“I also said I couldn’t wait for them to meet her, that I looked forward to the four of us spending lots of time together, and I confessed, for the umpteenth time, that this had long been my dream — to join them with an equal partner. To become a foursome,” Harry writes.

Instead, Kate and Markle were never close friends.

From the minute her relationship with the prince was revealed, Markle was publicly compared to Kate, Britain’s future queen: the English Rose against the outspoken American actress.

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In “Spare,” Harry suggests that his bond with William was changed by his brother’s marriage to Middleton.Getty Images

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Harry writes about Markle crying over a perceived slight from Kate.Getty Images
According to Harry’s book, as attention shifted to Markle, Kate felt that she was being “forced to compete with Meg.” He details how Kate “grimaced” when Markle asked to borrow some lip gloss at their first “Fab Four” event, a Royal Foundation Forum appearance in February 2018.

The Duke of Sussex writes that the outing marked the beginning of the women being divided by the press after journalists “sensed” tension during the panel.

“I think it had Kate on edge while putting her and everyone else on notice that she was now going to be compared to, and forced to compete with, Meg,” Harry writ

He adds that Kate was furious in 2018 when Markle accused her of having “baby brain” following the birth of Prince Louis and demanded that Markle apologize.

After this, Harry said the couples came together over tea at Kensington Palace in June 2018 to try and reconcile.

However, the prince alleges that Kate told her new sister-in-law: “You talked about my hormones. We are not close enough for you to talk about my hormones!”

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Princess Kate has always been the golden girl of the royal family — but Markle’s entrance apparently led to them feeling in competition with one another.Getty Images
Harry, now 38, recalls how an “offended” Kate gripped her chair so tightly that her fingers turned white.

“I can imagine Harry and William coming to blows, to be honest. I think William is quite hot-headed,” said the Wales source. “But Kate has been one of Harry’s biggest supporters, so this is really heartbreaking.”

Despite the hurtful comments, the source insisted that William and Kate won’t be torn apart by the book, saying: “They’re so united, they’re made of such strong stuff.” Still, “everyone is pretty shocked, they’re reeling. Let’s be honest, it’s been blow after blow after blow.

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Prince Harry’s “Spare,” whose Spanish version is seen above, comes out Jan. 10.AFP via Getty Images
“It’s so disrespectful, so hurtful, and [the book is just delivering the last blow. It’s like when you’re in the boxing ring and there’s the knockout punch — there’s no way back.”

In Harry and Markle’s infamous 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Markle, now 41, confirmed that she felt she had been held to a different standard than Kate.

Winfrey shared a media story in which Kate was celebrated for cradling her baby bump — while a later story about Markle doing the same thing had the headline: “Meghan Can’t Keep Hands Off Baby Bump for Pride or Vanity.”

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According to Harry, Kate was so offended by Markle saying she had “baby brain,” it prompted a sit-down conversation between the two couples.Getty Images
“I don’t know why. I can see now what layers were at play there,” Markle told Winfrey.
“[The press] really seemed to want a narrative of a hero and a villain.”

While Markle has been happy to speak out, Kate has stuck to the royal family’s oft-repeated motto — “Never complain, never explain’ —  and, like her husband and the rest of the relatives, remained quiet.

Markle herself claimed in the recent Netflix docu-series “Harry & Meghan” that Kate was “formal” behind closed doors.

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Harry writes how, at one point, he hoped he and his future wife would have a tight bond with the Prince and Princess of Wales.James Whatling / MEGA

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The Prince and Princess of Wales extended an olive branch by inviting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to meet mourners at Windsor Castle following Queen Elizabeth’s death in September 2022.Getty Images
“Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was barefoot,” she said.

The Duchess of Sussex added that she has “always been a hugger” and did not realize how “jarring” it was for “a lot of Brits.”

But an insider retaliated by telling People magazine that Kate is a hugger, adding: “She is warm and friendly and greets everyone with a big hug and kiss. It comes naturally to her to be like that.”

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The prince is set to be interviewed by Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes” on Jan. 8.DPPA/Sipa USA
There was also a row over the bridesmaid dress for Princess Charlotte, William and Kate’s daughter, for the Sussexes’ wedding in May 2018. While reports said that Markle made Kate cry, but Markle told Winfrey it was the other way around; Harry writes that he arrived home after the incident to find his fiancée on the floor, sobbing.

“I was horrified to see [Meghan] so upset, but I didn’t think it was a catastrophe,” he writes, downplaying the situation. “Indeed the next morning Kate came by with flowers and a card that said she was sorry.”

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Prince Harry has said that he does not yet know whether he and Meghan Markle will come to London in May for King Charles’ coronation.AP
As Page Six has written before, Kate has a strong family support with her parents, Carole and Mike Middleton, as well as her sister, Pippa, and brother, James, and the family has embraced William. Harry, meanwhile, seems to have bonded with Markle’s mother, Doria.

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Asked about what Harry’s book means for his relationship with William and Kate, the source who knows the Waleses said: “I hope there will have been moments of conscience for Harry when he was writing this. I think there was a moment when people thought it would be a smarter, less provocative, less tabloid book, but here we are.”