Harry channels his inner joker as he swigs tequila in Stephen Colbert interview
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Prince Harry tried to channel his inner prankster after days of “moaning” by drinking tequila and joking with a studio audience in his latest appearance to promote his controversial memoir.
In a far more relaxed gathering than his talks with Tom Bradby and Anderson Cooper, the Duke of Sussex received loud applause when he appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert overnight.
As hardcover copies of his autobiography, Spare, finally hit stores yesterday, Harry was criticized by some readers for “moaning” at his recent hype blitz, as well as the book itself.
But the tone of his latest interview appeared to be much lighter, with the duke making the presenter laugh at the start of the show by labeling the extra chair next to him in the studio the ‘spare one’.
Prince Harry tried to channel his inner prankster after days of ‘moaning’ drinking tequila and joking with a studio audience in his latest appearance to promote his controversial memoir.
In a far more relaxed gathering than his talks with Tom Bradby and Anderson Cooper, the Duke of Sussex received loud applause when he appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert overnight.
Colbert then questions him about the “many different names” referred to in the book, including his birth name Henry, Harold, as he is sometimes referred to by King Charles and Prince William, H and Haz. , which the hosts joke: ‘Is that short for dangerous?’
The Duke replies, “My wife calls me Haz, so you can’t call me Haz,” before listing off his full list of nicknames: “Harry, Haz, Baz, Bazza, Spike, Bazzarooney, it’s all there.”
After introducing the book, Colbert offers Harry a cocktail, saying, “I heard you like tequila.”
As the audience cheers and applauds, Harry turns, points at them and asks, ‘Do you ever make them a drink or not? Everybody wants a drink, everybody wants a drink.
The presenter replies: ‘They’re already on your side, man, you don’t have to get them drunk’.
On several occasions throughout the 40-minute broadcast, the pair are seen ‘clinking’ their glasses together, to further applause from the audience.
As the prince reflects on his decision to leave the UK for California with his wife Meghan, Colbert asks him: “Do you think the intention was to make him leave or to break his spirit so that he would be easier to control?”
As the crowd falls silent, Harry looks at them and laughs before replying, “This is a bit like group therapy.” You didn’t know, did you? You’re sitting there thinking ‘I have dinner reservations, what is this?’
The duke and host then hold hands across the table and lock eyes as the audience laughs and applauds.
As the crowd falls silent, Harry looks at them and laughs before replying, “This is a bit like group therapy.” You didn’t know, did you? You’re sitting there thinking ‘I have dinner reservations, what is this?’ The duke and host then hold hands across the table and lock eyes as the audience laughs and applauds.
The Duke made the presenter laugh at the start of the show by labeling the extra chair next to him in the studio the “spare one”.
Later, when audible sympathy is heard from someone on the other side of the studio, Harry interrupts, saying, “I heard someone go ‘aww’… whoever that was, thanks, I’ll give you a hug later,” before turn towards the audience. and joking: ‘Stop doing that.
Colbert then questioned Harry about his trip to the North Pole, where he had his penis severed by freezing.
The presenter says: ‘You write a lot about your brother. You write about him with love. You call him Willy. But there is a different Willy who also caused you pain and trouble… frostbite in a delicate part of your anatomy.’
Harry replies, referring to the audience, ‘Now they’re interested,’ to which Colbert asks, ‘Can you explain how the royal banner froze?’
The duke asks the CBS host ‘can I have a drink?’ before adding: ‘How long have you been waiting to ask that question?’.
She then added: “We’ve made a huge leap from the pain and trauma to my baby.”
Harry then appeared to use a swear word the show put out when he described a piece of equipment he didn’t have on his expedition to the North Pole.