Dec. 22, 2025

Harry ‘Wales’ Confusion, and the Sussex Six Figure Dinner Auction

Harry ‘Wales’ Confusion, and the Sussex Six Figure Dinner Auction

Prince Harry sparks online confusion after being introduced as “Harry Wales” at a snow polo event in Aspen, despite his formal title remaining Duke of Sussex — and after Meghan recently insisted on the Sussex name publicly.

We also cover reports that Harry and Meghan auctioned an exclusive dinner with themselves for charity, with bids said to reach six figures, and a viral unboxing video featuring gifts from Meghan’s As Ever brand. Royal Insider Deep Crown weighs in on the monarchy’s Christmas predictability — and what happens when it becomes annual drama. 

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Callarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Balace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry has sparked online

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backlash after being introduced as Harry Wales during a recent

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appearance at a polo event in the United States. The

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Duke of Sussex was playing in the Saint Regis World

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Snow Polo Championship in Aspen, where he stepped in for

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a friend on the Aspen Valley team. While his participation

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in the match itself drew little criticism, controversy followed when

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a commentator referred to him as Harry Wales. You may

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recall it earlier in the year, Meghan made a big

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deal to Mindy Kaling that her name was Meghan Sussex.

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The name Wales is traditionally associated with the children of

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the Prince of Wales. It was used by Prince Harry

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during his childhood when his father, King Charles the Third

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held the title Prince of Wales. Since Charles ascended the throne,

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the title has passed to Prince William and his family

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now uses the Wales designation. Despite stepping back from royal duties.

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Prince Harry's formal title remains Duke of Sussex, which he

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was granted on his wedding day in twenty eighteen, and

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typically uses at public events. The use of Harry Wales

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therefore caused confusion among royal watchers. The Express reported Harry

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what's his name bravely shook off a hand injury. According

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to a witness quote and by page six, the Prince

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suffered a small knock to his hand during the game

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when it was accidentally clipped by one of Nacho Figera's

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sons as he swung as mallet. The source said they

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paused for a second and he shook it off. Harry

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and Megan are reported to have offered an exclusive dinner

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with themselves to the highest bidder as part of a

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charity fundraiser, with the price said to reach six figures.

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According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex auctioned

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the dinner experience to raise funds for Archwealth philanthropies, with

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bids believed to have been around one hundred thousand dollars.

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The arrangement is said to have been handled through the

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high end fundraising platform charity buzz, although the experience does

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not appear to have been publicly listed on the company's

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website and may have been offered privately to major donors.

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A spokesperson for Archwell confirmed to The Mail that the

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charity has worked with charity Buzz before, saying we have

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partnered with numerous fundraising partners over the years, and charity

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Buzz has been one of them. Charity Buzz has raised

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hundreds of millions of dollars for charitable causes and has

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previously offered access to celebrities including George Clooney, Beyonce and

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Sir Paul McCartney. Current listings on the platform include dinner

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with actor Bob Odenkirkin, premium tickets to major reward events.

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The fundraiser would not have been permitted during Harry and

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Meghan's time as senior working members of the Royal Family,

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when strict rules applied to selling access to royals. The

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issue of monetizing Royal connections has long been sensitive, particularly

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following past controversies involving other family members. A completely natural,

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organic not all contrived video showing Megan making a sweet

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gesture to a young fan has gone viral on social media.

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In the two minute clipper, young girl named Flori Anne

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is seen unboxing a surprise package from Meghan's lifestyle brand

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as Ever good Thing. The camera was rolling. The videos

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caption reads, It's from Meghan. Still a little speechless, but

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so full of gratitude. Inside the boxer several fruit spreads,

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two jars of honey, a candle in Meghan's signature flower sprinkles.

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Flori Anne's mother, Florence Blondelle, shared further details on Instagram

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about how the gifts arrived. She wrote, Meghan came through

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for flori Anne with sweetest as ever official goodies, lots,

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and our household has truly been floating on cloud nine

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ever since. Thank you for gifting my little Froggy, and

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thank you again for reposting flori Anne's story. We finally

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watched the at Netflix hashtag with Love Meghan Holiday Celebration

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special on December fourth, and her heart was completely at peace.

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Mine two Royal inside a Deep Crown seems frustrated with

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the Royals as Christmas telling palace intrigue. There was a

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time when the Royal family these Christmas arrangements required no

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explanation because everyone understood the rules. The family gathered at Sandringham,

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attended church at Saint Mary Magdalene and the Queen delivered

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her broadcast. One might not have liked the protocol, but

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one knew what it was. Her Late Majesty's genius lay

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in making these systems run so smoothly that most people

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never noticed they were systems at all. Decisions about who

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attended what weren't contentious because they'd been settled decades prior

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by hierarchy and president. The monarchy's great strength has always

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been its predictability. When every Christmas brings fresh drama about

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who will attend what and whether they'll process to service,

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the season ceases to be a demonstration of stability and

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becomes another front in ongoing institutional uncertainty one hesitates to invoke.

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It wasn't like this in Elizabeth's day, But I'm afraid

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in this instance it's simply true. It wasn't exciting, it

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wasn't spontaneous, but one always knew where one stood, and

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in monarchy, knowing where one stands is rather more valuable

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than people realize, usually just after they've lost it. More

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palas in just a moment in the Express, Chris Rich's writes,

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Prince Harry's nightmare has almost ended, but as William's just begun.

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When Prince Harry and Meghan downed Royal Tools in twenty twenty,

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they fled for the quiet and privacy of California, citing

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security fears if they as much returned to the UK

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as a family of four. Since then, the pair have

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barely left our screens, with a relentless slew of podcast books,

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tell all interviews, late night chat show appearances, and bile

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inducing at home with lifestyle streaming shows. For his poor

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older brother Prince William, protective of a wife Catherine as

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she recovers from her twenty twenty four cancer diagnosis, each

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TV expers a or new book packed with private family conversations,

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adds salt to the wounds. So the idea that Harry

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and Meghan could soon be spending an awful lot more

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time in the UK may not fill him with happy

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family's euphoria, more like awkward dread. In May, Prince Harry

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lost a legal case to have his police protection reinstated

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when visiting the UK. This doesn't stop the Sussex's jetting

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over the Atlantic any time they want. They still boast

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millions in the bank from cashing in on his name

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so he can afford a legion of unarmed private security,

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no offense to their famously brittle egos. But if Hollywood

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superstars can be seen wandering the streets of Soho and

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Primrose Hill on there, Todd, then the Sussexes can jet

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in with a few dozen burly bounces. With all the

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recent talk of royal titles, a new account has shed

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light on an extraordinary moment between Queen Elizabeth I and

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Sir Winston Churchill, revealing that the late monarch once considered

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offering her first prime minister a dukedom. The story appears

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in Valentine Lowe's book Power and the Palace, which explores

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the relationship between the sovereign and her governments. Churchill served

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as Prime Minister when the Queen came to the throne

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in nineteen fifty two, and the two developed a notably

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warm rapport. She attended a farewell dinner at Downing Street

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when he left office in nineteen fifty five, and she

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later made the rare decision to attend his funeral at

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Saint Paul's Cathedral, a gesture seldom extended to anyone outside

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the royal family. According to low the Queen was willing

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to offer Churchill a dukedom, despite long standing convention that

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such titles be reserved for members of the royal family.

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The proposal was said to have been contingent on Downing

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Street ensuring in advance that Churchill would decline, as the

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Palace did not wish to create a president. Those close

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to the former Prime Minister assumed he would refuse outright. However,

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Low rites that Churchill admitted he had briefly considered accepting.

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When his private secretary, John Colville asked why he ultimately declined,

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Churchill explained, well, you know, I very nearly accepted. I

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was so moved by her beauty and charm and the

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kindness with which he made this offer that for a

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moment I thought of accepting, but finally I remembered that

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I must die as I always have been Winston Churchill.

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The title was never conferred, and Churchill remained at commoner

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for the rest of his life, as he wished. Not

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everyone in the family is obsessed with titles. Among them

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are Princess Anne's children, Zara Tyndall and Peter Phillips, who

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were first cousins of Prince William, but largely stay out

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of the spotlight the same as true of the children

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of Prince Edward and Sophie, Zara, Peter, Louise and James,

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all sheer an important distinction. Unlike many of their cousins,

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they do not use prince or princess titles and are

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not style his or her Royal Highness. There was a

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deliberate choice made by their parents, who decided their children

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could choose whether to use titles once they reached adulthood.

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According to The Daily Mail, James has now turned eighteen

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and has chosen not to adopt the title of prince.

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Royal commentator Richard Eden said Prince Edward and Sophie's son James,

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turned eighteen yesterday, but he won't be celebrating by following

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the example of his cousins across the Atlantic. Eden added

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the James, who is sixteenth in line to the throne,

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will not untold be using his titles, with a source

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saying that's the last sort of thing he's interested in.

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His mother, Sophie previously explained the family's approach in an

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interview with The Sunday Times. She said, we try to

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bring them up with the understanding that they are very

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likely to have to work for a living, Hence we

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made the decision not to use HRH titles. They have

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them and they can decide to use them from eighteen,

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but it's highly unlikely and they have it. If you

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