Prince Harry had a guys' night out on Friday evening. The Duke of Sussex attended the rugby match between Leicester Tigers and Gloucester Rugby at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium in Leicester.
King Charles' younger son was dressed down, wearing blue jeans and a black puffer jacket, for the match, where he was photographed in the stands with a drink, seemingly a beer, in hand. At one point, Harry was pictured with both hands up in the air and also chatting with an individual to his right.
While his older brother, Prince William, is an avid football fan, the Duke prefers rugby. A source has told HELLO!: "For Harry it's all about rugby over football."
© PA Images via Getty ImagesHarry previously served as patron of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League, roles his sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, has since taken over. The Duke relinquished the patronages, along with others, in 2021 after he and Meghan confirmed to the late Queen Elizabeth that they would not return as working members of the royal family.
While it's unclear who the Duke was supporting on Friday, there is one team the dad of two would like to have his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, get behind.
"Harry says Archie and Lilli support Northampton and he’s looking forward to the day that he can take them to a match once his security situation is sorted. He says it's one hurdle at a time," a source told HELLO!.
The Duke and Duchess lost their taxpayer-funded security when they stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
© Getty ImagesHarry's outing on Friday night came just a few days after his wife Meghan was spotted in London, marking her first public sighting in the British capital since returning to the UK in late August. The Duchess of Sussex was seen on Wednesday at Claridge's hotel with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
"None of this is low-key. And this is why I think this whole move is quite extraordinary," HELLO!'s Royal Editor Emily Nash remarked on HELLO!'s A Right Royal podcast. "Lest we forget, back in June, when Harry came back to the UK, he said it wasn't safe for him to bring his wife and children to the capital. So they did come to the UK and they stayed outside of London. What has changed to make Meghan come back?"
"She's there in central London and it's one thing to be discreetly spotted at the table. But then she was photographed coming out in some very elegant clothing with Malala. It may not be her responsibility at all that that has happened, but what's changed? They must be confident that they are either having or about to have some better security, perhaps? Intriguingly, it seems to deviate from what we were told just a couple of months back."
