Members of the royal family are always making speeches, doing interviews, and meeting with world leaders, so there are guaranteed to be a few awkward moments. Prince Harry has been in the public eye for his whole life, and he is usually quite put together, but he has had a few gaffes that have gone viral. From the time that everyone learned the truth about his embarrassing original Instagram handle to the insect that he had to fight off during his father's 70th birthday celebration, let's take a look at some awkward Prince Harry moments that were captured for millions.
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00:00Prince Harry has had some seriously awkward moments that were captured by millions of
00:05people. It's certainly comforting to know that even royals have occasional slip-ups
00:09like the rest of us. Curious to find out more about the prince's royal gaffes, here are
00:15Prince Harry's most awkward moments.
00:18Ever gone for a kiss on the cheek and immediately regretted it? We've all been there. Even,
00:23as it turns out, Prince Harry. In 2018, the royal was caught on camera in what is surely
00:28one of the most awkward greetings of all time.
00:32It all went down at the launch of Meghan Markle's first solo project as a royal family member.
00:37Prince Harry, Markle, and her mother, Doris Ragland, were chatting with a female volunteer.
00:42Ragland greeted the woman with a kiss on both cheeks. But when Prince Harry goes in for
00:47a similar kiss, the woman backs away. Instead of backing off himself, Prince Harry bends
00:52down, holds out his arms, and waits for her to accept his kiss on the cheek. Then, the
00:57awkward kiss finally takes place, with Prince Harry and the woman directing their demure
01:01pecs into the air. This particular moment is so cringeworthy, it's hard to watch.
01:08Usually, Prince Harry and Meghan are the perfect picture of married bliss, no matter where
01:13they are in the world. However, in the audience of a 2019 Cirque du Soleil performance in
01:18London, the royal couple were caught by the cameras during a pretty awkward moment.
01:23"...right, okay, give me a bit of background."
01:27A video of the couple showed Prince Harry stretching out his hand to Markle. She takes
01:32his hand, saying thank you, to which he looked upset and seemed to roll his eyes. That's
01:37some pretty strange behavior on Prince Harry's part. He was even captured fiddling with his
01:41ring after the incident, to which one unnamed Instagram user commented,
01:45"...playing with the ring is not good."
01:48We'll never know for sure what made Prince Harry so exasperated about this moment with
01:53his wife, but one thing's for sure, royal fans were quick to notice the tension between
01:58the pair.
01:59Miranda Hart is a well-known British comedian who won over audiences with her hit show Miranda.
02:04The star opened up about her awkward encounter with Prince Harry on The Graham Norton Show
02:08in 2015. It all happened when she hosted part of the Jubilee concert and had the chance
02:14to meet both the princes.
02:15"...but I completely died on my arse with Harry. It was so embarrassing."
02:20Hart went on to say that when she encountered Prince Harry, she apologized for the flirting
02:24jokes she'd made in her speech, to which he replied,
02:27"...it's a shame there's not music here and dancing."
02:30She explained that Prince Harry was just trying to be sweet, but then Hart made things weird.
02:35"...and then I said, as a joke, but way too dryly, so he thought I was being serious.
02:39I went, I can hear music."
02:41We can just imagine how embarrassing that moment must have been for Hart, and for Prince
02:46Harry, who apparently had no idea how to respond and just walked away.
02:51Prince Harry met Meghan Markle in 2016, and the rest was history. And while the pair hit
02:56it off pretty quickly, one embarrassing instance proves that they weren't quite ready for marriage
03:01right out of the gate.
03:03When Prince Harry visited Antigua and Barbuda on a royal errand, the country's prime minister,
03:08Gaston Brown, invited the royal and his new girlfriend to return to the country for their
03:12honeymoon. The BBC posted a video of the awkward exchange, in which the prime minister
03:17said,
03:18"...Antigua and Barbuda has been voted consistently as the best honeymoon destination in the Caribbean."
03:23"...so there'll be no other place in the Caribbean for sure that is better to spend your upcoming
03:30honeymoon, whenever that may arise."
03:32Judging from the look on Harry's face, it's pretty clear the prime minister was a few
03:36years ahead of the prince on this one.
03:39Malala Yousafzai is an internationally recognized activist for gender equality in Pakistan and
03:45the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Prince Harry met Yousafzai at the 2014 WE Day Assembly,
03:51and the meeting turned out to be pretty awkward for them both. Apparently, it all started
03:56innocently enough.
03:58According to event co-founder Craig Kielberger, when the pair were posing for a photograph
04:02together, Prince Harry casually tried to place his arm around the activist's shoulder. Kielberger
04:07revealed to Hello! magazine that Yousafzai's mother started shouting,
04:11"...no, no, no," which translated to,
04:14"...not unless you marry her can you touch her."
04:17Yikes.
04:18The prince clearly didn't know the correct protocol. Kielberger went on,
04:22"...the prince was so red in his face at that moment, and he was clasping his hands in the
04:26front. Malala was so embarrassed."
04:28And we aren't surprised. The moment sounds totally mortifying.
04:33Anyone who follows the royals will know that etiquette matters.
04:36"...Your Majesty, your secretary briefed me on all the royal etiquette."
04:40"...I'm not talking about salad forks, love. This ain't the princess' diaries."
04:44With the royal family, there is a correct time and place for everything. However, it
04:49would seem that Prince Harry's wife Meghan didn't fully understand the intricacies of
04:53royal etiquette, and she ended up seriously embarrassing her husband because of it.
04:59According to the book Royals at War, written by journalists Dylan Howard and Andy Tillett,
05:04Markle's pregnancy announcement was incredibly poorly timed. The book stated,
05:08"...Meghan put her foot in it when she decided that Princess Eugenie's wedding reception
05:13would be the ideal moment to announce that she and Harry were expecting their first child."
05:18As the book went on to explain, this was a huge social gaffe, as it stole the limelight
05:22from the bride. Oops.
05:24Apparently, Markle's bad timing made both the bride and her mother furious. That must
05:29have been pretty awkward for Prince Harry, who would have known just how serious Markle's
05:33blunder was.
05:35Most people who have grown up with social media accounts have their own embarrassing
05:39online histories. Whether it's an old MySpace page or an email address you made when you
05:44were a teenager, we've all been there. But it may surprise you to learn that Prince Harry
05:48has social media gaffes of his own.
05:51In 2020, Harper's Bazaar published an excerpt from Finding Freedom, a biography about Prince
05:56Harry and Meghan Markle. It confirmed that the royal had a super-cringe-worthy Instagram
06:01handle back in the day. Ready for it?
06:04Apparently, Prince Harry started an Instagram account under the hilarious name Spikey Mouse
06:09back in 2016. The authors of the book revealed that the name was an homage to the prince's
06:15love of house music and the producer, Deadmau5. Apparently, Spike is a nickname often used
06:20by Scotland Yard officers.
06:22Talk about an awkward revelation for Prince Harry, or should we say Spikey Mouse?
06:28Prince Harry frequently gives speeches in public as part of his royal duties, or at
06:33least he did before moving to Los Angeles with Meghan. During one such event in 2019,
06:38things didn't go according to plan when a pesky bee stole the prince's thunder.
06:43The hilarious moment took place during Prince Charles' 70th birthday celebrations. As Prince
06:47Harry delivered his speech, he was seen swatting away a bug that was flying close to his head.
06:53Prince Harry then went quiet for a moment before trying to continue, stumbling over
06:56his words.
06:57Sorry, that bee really got me."
07:01Apparently, bees don't have too much respect for royalty. We're pretty impressed at how
07:06Prince Harry handled the situation so professionally. After all, bee stings can be seriously painful.
07:13Prince Harry has embarrassed himself in public due to his past wild behavior, but since he's
07:18matured, he's tried to come across as a little more restrained.
07:21So when the royal visited the Obamas in 2016, he was reportedly on his best behavior. Everything
07:27was going swimmingly until his nephew, Prince George, blew his cover. Michelle Obama told
07:32the hilarious, awkward story in an interview with ABC News, saying,
07:36"...I have to say that the most precious thing, if you haven't already fallen in love with
07:41Harry, is to see him with his nephew."
07:43She went on to explain that Prince George was incredibly confused by Harry's demure
07:48behavior, not understanding why he was being quiet.
07:51"...all throughout he was like, Uncle Harry, why are you so quiet? Why are you so quiet?"
07:57This clearly wasn't the introduction to the Obamas he had hoped for. Eventually, Prince
08:01Harry explained Prince George's behavior. The boy was confused because his uncle was
08:06on his best behavior, when usually he'd be throwing him around the room. What an adorably
08:11awkward moment for the two princes.
08:14Many professionals wouldn't want pictures of them playing with toys posted all over
08:18the internet, especially not royals who are in line for the throne of England. However,
08:23in 2016, Prince Harry and Prince William's fanboy excitement got the better of them,
08:28when they were shown around the Star Wars film set by actress Daisy Ridley. Apparently,
08:33the two princes are huge fans of the franchise, and even filmed a scene for the movie as a
08:38pair of stormtroopers.
08:40"...Oh, really? Please."
08:43"...Boom."
08:44At first, Prince Harry can be seen getting scared by a realistic-looking weapon. Later
08:50on, Prince Harry and Prince William got their hands on a couple of lightsabers, and had
08:54a pretend, if not slightly pathetic, duel. While the photos may be a little embarrassing
08:59for the two princes, they certainly had some fun on this royal outing.