Prince Harry seemingly made a thinly veiled swipe at Donald Trump and Elon Musk hours after King Charles invited him for an ‘unprecedented’ state visit.
The Duke made a surprise appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles shortly after the Labour leader’s crunch meeting with the US president.
Harry told the audience of entrepreneurs and investors how he had been investing his money over the five years since Megxit and still approached his work ‘through the lens of service’.
However, he also veered into politics and told how billions of people were experiencing the ‘detrimental effect’ when ‘basic morals and empathy are abandoned in favour of power and control’.
He did not specify the target of his criticism and he has previously appeared to make similarly subtle criticisms of a string of other public figures.
Harry said: ‘Now this would be a great time to talk about how a sickness in leadership across sectors – from politics to tech – can have a detrimental effect on millions, if not billions, of people.
‘When service to others is sacrificed for personal gain. When basic morals and empathy are abandoned in favour of power and control. But I’m not gonna get into all that now!’
‘Harry also said: I’m not one to be caught in the divide between left or right views, not cornered by a belief in blue or red – hell, I’ve never even been allowed to vote!’ he said.
‘From my institutional role travelling the world to my decade of duties in the military, I saw the power of serving others firsthand.
‘My personal experiences overseas taught me that when you put others first, you build stronger, more sustainable systems. That’s true from Nigeria to Nepal, and from Sydney to Santa Barbara.’
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