Prince Harry crashed The Late Show and instantly turned Stephen Colbert's Christmas sketch into one of the most uncomfortable TV moments of the week.
He walked out mid-segment while Colbert joked about cheesy festive movies and pretended he thought he was auditioning for a fake film called The Gingerbread Christmas Prince Saves Christmas in Nebraska.
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The crowd laughed at first, but the mood shifted the second Harry dropped a political jab and claimed Americans had "elected a king," which set off boos across the studio.
Colbert tried to keep it playful, but Harry doubled down when the host called King George III "a jerk," telling him to "let it go."
Harry then leaned fully into the Hallmark-movie gag and rattled off his "skills," saying he could "ride a horse," "fly a helicopter," and even "ride a horse in a helicopter."
The duke switched gears and mocked CBS for settling what he called a "baseless" lawsuit with Donald Trump, teasing Colbert that maybe that was why he'd been "canceled."
Colbert pushed back with "I didn't do that," but the audience still howled at the tension.
Artificial snow began falling as the pair reenacted a Hallmark-style scene that ended with Colbert naming Harry the "official Late Show prince of Christmas."
Viewers online weren't impressed and slammed the skit as awkward, confusing and desperate.
Meghan Markle didn't join him on set, although she promoted the appearance earlier by posting a Bake Off meme of Harry to Instagram Stories.
The timing raised eyebrows because the segment aired just as reports broke that Meghan's estranged father Thomas Markle is in intensive care in the Philippines following emergency surgery.
This was Harry's second time on The Late Show, but fans agreed this appearance felt far stranger and far more chaotic than his 2023 visit.
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