{"id":84976,"date":"2023-12-14T11:18:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84976"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:18:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:18:31","slug":"prince-harrys-shameful-nazi-costume-scandal-is-recreated-in-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/prince-harrys-shameful-nazi-costume-scandal-is-recreated-in-the-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry's shameful Nazi costume scandal is recreated in the Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"
The last episode of The Crown has recreated Prince Harry’s famously ‘shameful’ Nazi costume during a ‘native and colonial’ fancy costume party in 2008.<\/p>\n
The Duke of Sussex, then 20,\u00a0turned up to the event, hosted by Olympic showjumper Richard Meade, dressed in a shirt bearing a swastika.<\/p>\n
He had arrived with his elder brother Prince William, who reportedly dressed in a skin-tight black leotard with leopardskin pattern and a matching leopardskin tail and paws.<\/p>\n
The hit Netflix programme, which released its final six episodes this morning, showed William, Harry and Kate – played by\u00a0Ed McVey, Luther Ford and Meg Bellamy – at a costume shop in the Cotswolds with some friends.<\/p>\n
The now-Prince of Wales is going as a lion while his younger brother is yet undecided on what to do.<\/p>\n
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The last episode of The Crown has recreated Prince Harry’s famously ‘shameful’ Nazi costume during a ‘native and colonial’ fancy costume party in 2008<\/p>\n
While sorting through the racks of clothing, Harry suddenly sees the famously ‘shameful’ costume of an\u00a0Afrika Korps uniform, with a swastika at the sleeve.<\/p>\n
‘Germany had an empire, didn’t they?’ he asks. ‘What about this?’<\/p>\n
‘I don’t know,’ Kate replies. ‘Maybe cover the swastika?’<\/p>\n
But William comes to his brother’s defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Oh, come on. Wearing the outfit doesn’t make him a Nazi. Isn’t that the joke?’ he adds.<\/p>\n
In the mirror, a gleeful Harry does the ‘Heil Hitler’ salute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The costume shop scene also sees the Duke cheekily suggest that Kate wear a wedding dress costume, quipping that she must have already thought of it.<\/p>\n
At the party in question, the Duke initially has the sleeves covered up with another jacket, but later, while enjoying a singing performance of a friend dressed up as Queen Elizabeth II, takes it off – much to the shock of two guests in the audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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At the party in question, the Duke initially has the sleeves covered up with another jacket, but later, while enjoying a singing performance of a friend dressed up as Queen Elizabeth II, takes it off<\/p>\n
‘Have you got a phone?’ one of them asks.<\/p>\n
‘Yes, I’ve got a phone,’ the other replies, as they snap a picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next morning sees the royals horrified to see the front pages.<\/p>\n
William exclaims ‘s**t’ as Charles angrily throws the paper away. Elsewhere, the Queen sighs ‘oh, Harry’ as she hands Philip the pages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The young royal shouts obscenities as he rouses after a night of partying, and realising what he’s done.<\/p>\n
A later scene also shows the two brothers rowing over the scandal at supper with their father.<\/p>\n
‘You were all for the uniform, egging me on,’ Harry hit out. ‘Suddenly you’re Mr Morality. Stabbing me in the back… how many faces does this man have?’<\/p>\n
‘I’m not sure I like who you’re turning into,’ William says.<\/p>\n
‘Not sure I like who you’ve been,’ Harry replies.<\/p>\n
It mirrors the Duke’s account of the event in his memoir, Spare, where he claims Will and Kate ‘howled’ at the idea.<\/p>\n
Another part of the episode also shows the Queen discussing the incident with Tony Blair.<\/p>\n
‘We all make mistakes in the flashes of youth,’ the former Prime Minister says.<\/p>\n
‘Rarely as gross a misjudgment as this,’ Her Majesty replies. ‘A swastika armband two weeks before Holocaust Memorial Day.’<\/p>\n
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Harry made headlines in January 2008 when The Sun newspaper published a photo of him dressed up as a member of the Afrika Korps<\/p>\n
Tony adds: ‘There’s a great deal of affection in the country for Harry. An apology followed by a period of contrition should pave the way for forgiveness.’<\/p>\n
Prince Philip later in the finale also admits that while the Duke was ‘foolish to go that party dressed in that costume’ – he was ‘bl***y unlucky that a fellow guest should go to the newspapers like that’.<\/p>\n
Harry made headlines in January 2008 when The Sun newspaper published a photo of him dressed up as a member of the\u00a0Afrika Korps.<\/p>\n
The Prince wore the costume to a party – it featured the Nazis’ infamous swastika on his arm and the badge of the German Wehrmacht on his collar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier in the evening Harry had worn an army-style jacket with a German flag on the arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the photo was released,\u00a0The Royal Family ‘quickly’ apologised for Harry’s outfit. But the Duke himself failed to address the incident until very recently – when he called it one of the ‘biggest mistakes’ of his life.<\/p>\n
Speaking in the third episode of his Netflix documentary, Harry expressed his regret and ‘shame’ and said ‘all I wanted to do was make it right.’<\/p>\n
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The Prince wore the costume to a party – it featured the Nazis’ infamous swastika on his arm and the badge of the German Wehrmacht on his collar. Harry is pictured in January 2023<\/p>\n
The last six episodes of The Crown also delve into the young princes’ party days, and explore how they navigated growing up in the spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In one episode, the brothers appear to be enjoying William’s 18th birthday party – where Harry chugs beer into his mouth through a tube.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pictures form the show, released earlier, also show William and Kate sharing a heartfelt moment at university, while another depicts one of William and Harry’s ski trips with their father, Prince Charles.<\/p>\n
One scene, made all the more poignant due to their current estrangement, shows a young William and Harry having a drink and a laugh together.<\/p>\n
Imelda Staunton, 67, who plays Queen Elizabeth II, can be seen waving to the crowds during her Golden Jubilee in 2002 in another scene.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, following the release of the first four episodes of series six, Netflix teased a clip of Meg Bellamy and Ed McVey recreating Prince William and Kate Middleton’s first kiss at a university event, in the trailer for part two of the royal show.<\/p>\n
The final instalment of the big-budget royal drama, which has drawn criticism for scenes depicting the run up to and aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in Paris, will focus on the young royals.<\/p>\n
Storylines include Prince William trying to integrate into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy has to ride the wave of public opinion.<\/p>\n
The show also faced fresh criticism for reinforcing negative stereotypes about private schools.<\/p>\n
The chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, Julie Robinson, said that Netflix’s portrayal of the elite institutions in the drama series is affecting the public’s perception.<\/p>\n
Ms Bellamy won the role of Kate when she submitted a self-taped audition after producers put out an opening casting role for the role.<\/p>\n
Announcing the casting on Instagram last September, she wrote: ‘Pinch me please… So excited to announce that I will be playing Kate Middleton in Series 6 of Netflix’s The Crown.<\/p>\n
‘It is such an honour to be joining the most incredible cast and crew and I will strive to do Kate justice.’<\/p>\n
And since landing the role and becoming a rising star in the acting world, Meg has also become hot property among designers; with some of the most prestigious fashion houses in the world scrambling to dress her.<\/p>\n