A GUEST at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding has poured cold water on Harry’s claim that he was not his brother’s best man.
And they said the self-exiled duke was funnier and more engaging than the two pals of Wills he said were carrying out the duties in 2011.
The witness insisted: “Harry was absolutely best man.”
In his biography Spare, Harry, 38, says William’s pals Thomas van Straubenzee and James Meade were the real best men.
And he said pretending he fulfilled the role by accompanying William to Westminster Abbey was a “bare-faced lie”.
Harry said he acted out the role to spare the blushes of Meade and van Straubenzee, who gave traditional best man speeches at the reception.
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But the guest recalled: “The speech was a three-way. Harry MC’d it. James and Thomas spoke, with Harry bringing them in, doing the banter.
“And the irony is that Harry was the funniest of the three. He had the guests in stitches.”
The guest then referred to the late Queen’s comment on Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.
They said: “Some recollections may vary.”
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