Prince Harry appeared to be mistaken for his older brother Prince William on Friday during a charity event near his home in California.
The Duke of Sussex attended the annual One805Live! concert at Kevin Costner’s seaside estate in California last week, unaccompanied by his wife, Meghan Markle, who was reportedly unwell.
During the event, the father of two presented an award to local pilot Loren Courtney and joked that they both felt more comfortable flying helicopters than on stage.
Stars including Rob Lowe, Jeff Bridges and Pink attended the event to celebrate the heroism of Santa Barbara’s first responders, while Richard Marx was one of the musicians who performed.
After performing at the charity concert, the The American singer briefly chatted with the prince, which Richard’s wife Daisy Fuentes captured on camera before posting the exchange between the two on social media for her 324,000 followers.
Daisy, who is a model, comedian and former MTV presenter, posted a photo of the two of them, deep in conversation. However, she mistakenly tagged the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Instagram account.
Prince Harry (pictured right) appeared to be mistaken for his older brother Prince William on Friday during a charity event near his home in California. Harry chatted with American singer Richard Marx (left)
Daisy quickly corrected the mistake and then tagged the ‘Prince Harry of England’ Instagram account, which is run by a royal fanatic and has 410,000 followers.
Prince Harry has only used Instagram publicly through the former ‘Kensington Palace’ account, which has since been renamed the official channel of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and SussexRoyal, which has been inactive since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working royals in 2020.
The faux pas was the second that Richard and Daisy have made, as the singer almost failed to recognise the prince at all as he walked past her.
After finishing his set, the American singer left the stage but almost collided with Prince Harry, who was waiting to congratulate him on his performance.
Capturing the moment, Richard’s wife Daisy filmed the awkward encounter between the unwitting singer and the prince.
As heard in the clip, backstage staff quickly alerted the pop singer to the prince, who had initially gone unnoticed.
After alerting the artist, they quickly said “Richard, Prince Harry” while gesturing towards the duke. Before the clip cuts, the royal is heard saying: “Hey! Well done.”
The Duke of Sussex attended the annual One805Live! concert at Costner’s seaside estate in California last week, unaccompanied by his wife, who was reportedly unwell.
Pictured: Prince Harry shaking hands with Richard Marx, who performed at Kevin Costner’s One805Live! concert yesterday
Pictured here is Harry with World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, actor Forest Whitaker and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.
Meghan joined Prince Harry at last year’s charity event and guests had hoped the Duchess would be present again. However, a source told the Royal Mirror:It is said that she is sick and will not be able to come.
Over the weekend, the prince attended a dinner hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in New York, while his wife Meghan remained absent from public appearances.
However, the Queen was present. Mathilde of Belgiumactor Forest Whitaker, several UN agency heads and other dignitaries, for an event honoring survivors of child violence.
They are all in New York for the UN General Assembly, which begins Monday morning in Manhattan.
Officials from countries such as Sweden, Colombia, Zimbabwe, Georgia, Canada, Iceland and Brazil were also present.
Prince Harry greets Queen Mathilde of Belgium during a high-level dinner on “Violence against children and its impact on mental health” in New York City
Also present were high-profile figures including Whitaker and Shudu Musida, who, along with survivors, helped draft an open letter last week demanding urgent action from world leaders to end violence against children.
This comes ahead of the first Global Ministerial Conference to End Violence against Children, which will take place in Colombia in November.
Signatories of the letter include Harry, Mathilde and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, who was seen having a lengthy conversation with the Duke of Sussex and the actor during the event.