Prince Harry’s friend James Haskell has views on the British monarchy.
Spoke to the 39-year-old retired professional rugby player many times In an interview published Tuesday, she opened up about her experiences, good and bad, with the royal family.
“Some people are not as great as others,” he said. “They do amazing things – but they’re also a modern family that sucks.”
Haskell noted that he attended the wedding of Harry, 40, and Meghan Markle in May 2018, as well as the wedding of Harry’s cousin Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall in July 2011, where he met the Duke of Sussex .
“For those who want to get rid of the monarchy — once they’re gone, they’re gone,” Haskell said. “There’s no way to come back from that, so remember they play an important role. I like what they do.”
Haskell is good friends with Mike, 46, and they co-host the podcast “The good, the bad and rugby.” He was a teammate of the England rugby union team.
In the Times interview, Haskell said he had told an “inappropriate” joke about Harry’s disgraced uncle, Prince Andrew, at the Tindall wedding.
“Prince Andrew was sweating profusely on the dancefloor but then he realized everyone was over 18 so he left. It was unfair, but it was funny,” he recalled.
The disgraced royal was stripped of his royal and military honors by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, over his past ties to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
“Mike and Zara’s wedding was filled with rugby players,” Haskell said of the 2011 nuptials. “It was the perfect combination of ceremony and romance, combined with the fact that they both love to enjoy themselves. Do I wake up the next morning wearing black tie in my bed thinking, ‘Oh my God, what did I do last night?’ Potentially, yes.”
In 2018, Haskell attended the wedding of Harry and Meghan with his then-wife Chloe Madley. The couple, who have a 2-year-old daughter, separated in October 2023 after five years of marriage.
“I never intended to separate and we tried very hard to make sure that didn’t happen,” Haskell told the Times. “Chloe is absolutely brilliant – she’s intelligent and she’s a fantastic mother. Our differences have to be put aside.”
Apart from Harry, Haskell also has a relationship with Prince William and Kate Middleton. He and Mike also welcomed the Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as William’s aunt and Mike’s mother-in-law, Princess Anne. on his podcast in September 2023.
William, 42, did not mention his estranged relationship with brother Harry in the episode filmed at Windsor Castle.
Instead, the future King and his wife talked about their history with the sport and how they passed their competitive camaraderie on to their three children.
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