Jack Whitehall drops 'post-Meghan' revelation about Prince Harry
Revelation comes after comedian said he was â??bannedâ?? from seeing the royal
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Jack Whitehall has said Prince Harry âdroppedâ him after he met Meghan Markle.
Much like Piers Morgan claimed Markle âdisappearedâ from his life after she started a relationship with the royal, British comedian Whitehall has said he was once âgood friendsâ with Harry in his single days.
Whitehall would regularly party with Harry and, in 2015, âoffered up services as his royal wingmanâ while presenting the Royal Variety Performance.
But one year later, Harryâs life would drastically change when he met Suits star Markle, whom he married in 2018. Whitehall was not invited to the wedding.
The comedian and Fresh Meat star has now candidly opened up about their former friendship while promoting his new comedy show on Australian presenting duo Jase and Laurenâs breakfast radio show.
When asked about whether he has had any friendships with members of the royal family, the comedian said: âIâve come into contact with a couple in the past.
âI was quite good friends with Harry back in the day â pre-Meghan, when he was a tearaway.â
When podcast co-host Lauren Phillips asked him if he was âdroppedâ by Harry, he said that he was.
In response to whether he was present for the infamous evening that saw Harry play billiards naked in Las Vegas, Whitehall said: âNo, annoyingly, I wasnât there for the naked billiards. But I had a few nights out with him when he was quite fun.â
He continued: âI wouldnât say I was part of the inner circle.â
Prince Harry and Jack Whitehall at the Royal Variety Performance in 2015 (Getty Images )
However, Whitehall himself acknowledged that his own party days are behind him, but said âthereâs still a demon inside meâ from time to time.
Whitehallâs father Michael previously revealed in the comedianâs How to Survive the Summer Holidays tour that he was âostracisedâ by the Sussexes due to a joke he made during the Royal Variety Performance.
When discussing the royal, Michael said: âThat is your friend Harry. Except you are not allowed to see him anymore. You have been banned.â
Whitehall responded: âI think I have been banned because I called him âGinger Nutsâ at the Royal Variety.â