17 January 2024 , 09:36
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Prince Harry is set to be recognised at the 21st annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards for his contribution to aviation and aerospace while working as a British Army veteran and pilot.
The Duke of Sussex completed two tours of Afghanistan as a forward air controller and piloting an Apache helicopter. The Living Legends of Aviation Awards will be held on January 19 in Beverly Hills.
But amid the talk of Harry receiving his award, a columnist has slammed the Duke of Sussex and said that his grandfather Prince Philip would be "rotating in his grave".
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Prince Harry is set to be honoured later this week (Getty Images)
Prince Philip would be 'rotating in his grave', according to a columnist (Getty Images)Writing for MailOnline, columnist Ephraim Hardcastle said: "Harry's Living Legends of Aviation awards on Friday would have his grandfather Philip rotating in his grave. He gained his RAF wings in 1953, flew for 44 years, and clocked up nearly 6,000 hours in more than 60 types of plane."
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The columnist added: "The Duke [of Edinburgh] would surely enjoy a celestial chuckle at Kensington councillor Emma Dent Coad's observation: 'Harry can't actually fly a helicopter – he just sits there going, 'Vroom vroom'."
This comes as the world reacts to the chatter around Prince Harry being awarded with a Living Legends of Aviation Award, which will happen later this week in Beverly Hills. Hosted by Hollywood actor and qualified pilot John Travolta, Harry will take his place alongside other aviation and aerospace legends including Buzz Aldrin, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, and Morgan Freeman.
Harry's aviation award comes after he and wife Meghan Markle were snubbed at the Primetime Emmys, with them likely left feeling "wounded". The duo didn't attend the glamorous bash in Hollywood on Monday night after failing to make the cut for nominees, despite their explosive 2022 Netflix docuseries shooting to the top of the charts in 2023.
PR expert Lynn Carratt recently told us: "Meghan and Harry may feel slightly wounded by not receiving an Emmy Nomination, despite their Harry & Meghan docuseries becoming a record for the biggest debut for a Netflix documentary, reaching more than 28 million households, but they were up against some tough competition for nominations."