“Like Madiba, he has gone through many things”: South African newspaper ruthlessly mocks Prince Harry for his keynote speech in honor of Nelson Mandela
- The South African newspaper The Sunday Times wrote a scathingly sarcastic column before Harry’s speech
- Editor-in-Chief Aspasia Karras jokingly compared Harry’s situation to that of the late civil rights hero.
- ‘He is in exile. Like Madiba, “he wrote, jokingly comparing Harry’s Montecito mansion to Robben Island
- Harry was invited to be the keynote speaker by the Nelson Mandela Foundation
- He used his 15-minute speech for lectures to a sparse crowd on climate change, misinformation, the war in Ukraine, COVID and Roe vs Wade
By Jennifer Smith, chief reporter for Dailymail.Com
Posted: 18:24, 18 July 2022 | Updated: 7:19 PM, July 18, 2022
The election of Prince Harry as keynote speaker at the UN ceremony in honor of Nelson Mandela was mocked by many around the world, including a South African newspaper that sarcastically compared the prince’s situation to the of the hero of civil rights.
Harry was invited to speak at the UN in New York City by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the charity run by Mandela’s family.
He was joined by his wife Meghan, who presented herself with a glamorous designer dress worth about $ 3,000.
Harry used his 15-minute speech for lectures to scarce people on climate change, misinformation, the war in Ukraine, COVID and SCOTUS ’decision to reverse Roe vs Wade.
He could have resisted the opportunity to compare himself to Mandela, but the South African newspaper The Sunday Times seized the opportunity.
South African columnist Aspasia Karras mocks Prince Harry in a column Sunday, before Harry speaks. He compared Harry’s Montecito mansion to Robben Island and the royal family’s icy treatment of Harry and Meghan to the hardships of apartheid.
‘He is in exile. Like Madiba. No, I’m sorry, of course, he was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island. The same, the same. Harry is imprisoned in his golden pleasure palace in Montecito with a podcast program and a team of documentaries following him, “Sunday Times columnist Aspasia Karras wrote.
In a column on Sunday, before Harry spoke, editor-in-chief Aspasia Karras wrote, “He is in exile. Like Madiba.
‘No, I’m sorry, of course, he was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island. The same, the same.
“Harry is imprisoned in his golden pleasure palace in Montecito with a podcast program and a team of documentaries following him.”
She labeled him the “Duke of LA” and said, “Like Mandela, he’s been through a lot.
“As he told Oprah in his cri du coeur interview, his family and the British press have had such a difficult time for him and his lovely wife Meghan. All they wanted was to represent. And bring a fast-paced LA management style at the fuddy-duddy palace.
‘You know what? They just had to leave. It was too much to bear. ‘
“I think Harry fits in perfectly, because the UN is such an effective organization for world peace.
“I am very happy that I can take the global focus on such an important day, when we remember the sacrifices Mandela made for all of us and for our rights. OK?
“But mostly for Harry’s right to a safe environment. That will show them,” he wrote.
Other critics questioned why Harry, who habitually uses private jets, had been chosen to make a speech on climate change.
‘Our world is on fire!’ she said Monday at the UN after arriving in New York City with Meghan, who was wearing more than $ 3,000 in designer clothes.
It is unclear if the couple arrived in New York City on a private jet.
Representatives of the couple did not immediately respond to questions about their trip, nor did spokesmen for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.