Prince Harry's unexpected speech at the Las Vegas NFL awards bash left fans surprised, especially as he made no reference to his ailing father, King Charles, upon returning to the US from Britain. His appearance followed his elder brother Prince William's gratitude to the public at an awards ceremony in London, where he was accompanied by Tom Cruise.
The Duke of Sussex's failure to acknowledge his father's battle with cancer during his speech drew attention, given that King Charles had warmly welcomed him back and even arranged a helicopter for a face-to-face meeting at Clarence House during Harry's visit to the UK.
While mingling with guests at the event, Prince Harry's speech, filled with British humor, compared rugby to American football, jokingly remarking, 'You stole rugby from us!'
Despite expectations of Harry's next public appearance alongside Meghan at the Invictus Games in Canada, his surprise appearance marked his first outing since his brief trip to the UK, where he met his father for 45 minutes.
Pittsburgh Steelers footballer Cameron Heyward, the award recipient, expressed shock at seeing the Duke, embracing Harry before exclaiming, 'Prince Harry, I'm just shocked, that's Prince Harry.'
