{"id":2190946,"date":"2025-12-08T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2190946"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:20:18","slug":"prince-harry-compares-royals-to-downton-abbey-as-drama-laid-bare-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-compares-royals-to-downton-abbey-as-drama-laid-bare-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry compares royals to Downton Abbey as \u2018drama\u2019 laid bare | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Prince Harry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a> made a series of quips at a business lunch in Los Angeles, stating that life in <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Royal Family\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/royal-family\">the Royal Family<\/a> feels like TV drama <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Downton Abbey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/downton-abbey\">Downton Abbey<\/a>. Last week, the Duke of Sussex served as a surprise guest at the British American Business Council&#8217;s (BABC) LA lunch.<\/p>\n<p>He took an opportunity to compare Royal Family life to that of Lord Julian Fellowes&#8217; Downton Abbey. He said: &#8220;People sometimes ask if growing up with the Royal Family was a bit like Julian&#8217;s Downton Abbey.&#8221; He added: &#8220;Yeah, but only one of those worlds is filled with drama, intrigue, elaborate dinners, marriages to Americans \u2013 and the other is a TV show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harry also reportedly jested about American President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/express.co.uk\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s immigration policies and the upcoming World Cup during his speech, saying that Brits would have to &#8220;behave, get through customs and past ICE&#8221; to see England play in the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It comes after the Duke of Sussex made a surprise appearance on host Stephen Colbert\u2019s US talk show on Wednesday as a version of himself auditioning to play a &#8220;Christmas prince&#8221; in a Hallmark film.<\/p>\n<p>During the segment, <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2142719\/prince-harry-hired-cringeworthy-performance\">Harry acted as if he was lost while walking around<\/a> the television studio, saying he was looking for auditions for &#8220;Gingerbread Christmas Prince saves Christmas in Nebraska&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>When Mr Colbert asked why genuine royalty would pursue such roles, the duke replied: &#8220;You Americans are obsessed with Christmas movies, and you&#8217;re clearly obsessed with royalty, so why not?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Last week, the pair also teased <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2142105\/prince-harry-late-show-alison-hammond-video\">Harry&#8217;s appearance with a promotional video<\/a> that recreated a viral moment from Great British Bake Off with Alison Hammond.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Harry pretended to be the presenter Alison, voice while sitting in the guest chair, asking Mr Colbert: &#8220;If you were treated like a king for a day, what would you want me to do for you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Colbert replied in the style of Northern Irish baker Mark Lutton: &#8220;Bake for me probably?&#8221; The exchange recreated the well-known misunderstanding where Hammond thought Lutton had said &#8220;beg&#8221; rather than &#8220;bake&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Meghan Markle<\/a> chose to share the preview clip on her personal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/instagram\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Instagram<\/a> story before the airing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry made a series of quips at a business lunch in Los Angeles, stating that life in the Royal Family feels like TV drama Downton Abbey. Last week, the Duke of Sussex served as a surprise guest at the British American Business Council&#8217;s (BABC) LA lunch. 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