‘If Harry has any decency he will hand back his controversial award and give it instead to someone who values of self-sacrifice and service before personal gain’

When the Duke of Sussex gave his first speech after quitting royal duties in 2020 to seek his fortune overseas, he voiced both his sadness and indignation that his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, had not allowed him to keep his ties to the Armed Forces.

‘Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding,’ he told guests at a charity event in West London. ‘Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible.’