Harry plays pickleball with children as controversy continues to cloud royals

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Addison, I. (2026, September 18). Harry plays pickleball with children as controversy continues to cloud royals. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/diana-birmingham-buckingham-palace-earl-spencer-academy-b1297551.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-18 · by Izzie Addison

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Harry played pickleball with children at a school in casual attire, engaging in light-hearted banter about his game performance. During an interview session, he spoke about being inspired by the resilience of Invictus Games competitors, emphasizing their ability to persevere after setbacks. The article also mentions Harry's public support for the Invictus Games and includes comments from Prince Edward refuting King Charles’s alleged insensitive remarks about Princess Diana shortly after her death.

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Prince Harry played pickleball with children at a school in casual clothes, joking about his back pain during the game. The event came after his first public appearance since returning to the UK, where he attended an Invictus Games reception and described recent life as "eventful." During a Q&A session, Harry highlighted the inspiration drawn from the Invictus community of competitors who persevere despite setbacks. Meanwhile, controversy surrounds the royal family due to claims that King Charles criticized Prince Harry's family over their sense of duty during a heated rant.

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The earl said: “(The King) went ballistic, would be the right term, and started really going for my family as a whole, about their sense of duty, not being adequate enough, and ranted for a while, I have no idea how long, but it was a significant period, and I just listened.

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🔮 The earl said: “(The King) went ballistic, would be the right term, and started really going for my family as a whole, about their sense of duty, not being adequate enough, and ranted for a while, I have no idea how long, but it was a significant period, and I just listened.

2026-09-19 · Evening Standard

Harry plays pickleball with children as controversy continues to cloud royals · assertive framing

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Dressed casually in a dark polo shirt and jeans, Harry seemed at ease as he dived for shots while playing with pupils and answered youngsters’ questions. asserted

he → dress → questions

Playing several rallies against children in Year 7 and Year 11, Harry joked his back was in pain after reaching for a low shot – and cried out “nice” when one of players won a point. asserted

one → play → point

During a question-and-answer session with the children, the duke was asked by a pupil to name someone who inspired him. asserted

who → ask → him

Harry replied: “It’s not a single person, it’s a whole group of people. asserted

it → reply → people

And it’s not always the people you probably think it is.” asserted

it → ’ → ?

Pointing to the Invictus Games competitors, he said: “It’s these guys. asserted

It → point → competitors

This Invictus community of people who get knocked down but keep getting back up. asserted

who → knock → people

It comes after the duke made his first public appearance since returning to the UK, when he attended an event for the Invictus Games on Thursday evening, describing life since his return as “eventful”. asserted

he → come → return

Speaking at the event, Harry declared: “It’s wonderful to be back on British soil.” asserted

It → speak → soil

In an extract of an interview with the BBC published on Friday evening, Harry’s uncle insisted he is “telling the truth” over the explosive allegation Charles said “we’ll forget her soon enough” in the days after Diana’s death. asserted

we → publish → death

I → say → idea

Read More “And then he stopped, and I thought, ‘Oh now he’s going to pull himself together and say something more appropriate’, and then he said, ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’.” asserted

We → read → her

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