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Prince Harry returned to the spotlight on Friday night at the Living Legends of Aviation Awards ceremony after dismissing a libel lawsuit against a British publisher to “focus on his family.”
The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex was honored at an event in Beverly Hills, California, for his skills as a helicopter pilot during his 10 years in the British Army.He also recipient of flying wingsHe earned it after completing an eight-month pilot course at the Army Aviation Center.
John Travolta, with whom he once shared a “friendly encounter” with his wife Meghan at a book launch party, presented Prince Harry with an aviation award.
As the “Spare” author took to the stage, he quipped that the “Saturday Night Fever” star, 69, kept reminiscing about the time he danced with his late mother, Princess Diana, at the White House.
“Look at where we are now, it’s amazing,” he said. “If you’re not going to dance with me, I’m going to fly with you.”
Prince Harry sued the Mail on Sunday over an article accusing the royal family of lying by saying he had offered to pay for his own police protection in the UK because he attended the awards ceremony alone without Markle. This came just hours after he withdrew his lawsuit against the newspaper.
The article in question was published in February 2022, and the headline still reads, “How Prince Harry tried to keep his legal battle with the government over police bodyguards a secret…Then the article was published… Just a few minutes later, his PR machine tried to do this.” It would bring a positive direction to the debate. ”
Prince Harry’s spokesperson told Us earlier on Friday that the prince was waiting to find out whether the Royal Family and VIP Executive Committee had “acted lawfully in relation to security”.
“His focus remains there and on the safety of his family, rather than the legal proceedings that provide a continuing basis for the Mail’s false claims from years ago,” the representative added.
Prince Harry said it would be dangerous for Markle, 42, and her two children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, to travel to the UK, even more than the private security they already pay for. He has argued that more protection is needed.
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The duke claimed in January 2022 through his lawyers that his immediate family was under “well-documented threat from neo-Nazis and extremists” in the UK.
The Sussexes are stripped of tax-funded security Following the bombshell ‘Megxit’ statement that saw her quit working as a member of the royal family in 2020.
That same year, the couple moved to California, where they have raised their children ever since.
However, Prince Harry insisted at a recent court hearing that he still considers Britain “home.”
He said in December that the area was “a center of cultural heritage”. [his] children and places [he wants] For them, it’s a place they feel just as at home as where they currently live in the United States. ”
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