LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry was happy to poke fun at himself yesterday when he made his first official public appearance since pictures of him cavorting naked while on holiday in Las Vegas were published.
The 27-year-old prince, third-in-line to the British throne, made news around the world two weeks ago when the pictures of him naked with a young woman in his hotel suite were printed in newspapers and on websites.
Giving a speech before handing out awards for the WellChild charity for seriously ill children for which he is a patron, Harry jokingly alluded to the incident as he paid tribute to the winners.
“All of you, children, families, nurses, doctors, carers, volunteers are quite frankly too remarkable for me adequately to describe with mere words,” he said.
“But never one to be shy in coming forward, I’ll give it a go,” he added, before grinning knowingly as the audience burst into laughter and gave him a warm round of applause.
