Prince Harry shocked many netizens when he was spotted at a rodeo in Texas. His presence at the sporting event raised eyebrows because it is against his wife Meghan Markle's animal rights advocacy.
Prince Harry Spotted At Texas Watching Bull Riding Events
The Duke of Sussex seemed to be enjoying his American life. After watching Super Bowl for the first time with his royal cousin, Princess Eugenie, last month, he flew to Texas and watched rodeo at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth Saturday, People reported.
He was spotted blending with the locals, who were delighted to see him. According to royal correspondent Omid Scobie in a tweet, Prince Harry enjoyed the Southern hospitality and a VIP tour of the venue.
Prince Harry dressed for comfort during the outing. He sported a green shirt and a brown cowboy hat.
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Many were happy to see Prince Harry at the riding event. For them, his presence only showed how humble and down-to-earth the royalty was. According to them, it was amazing that he was there.
Stockyards Championship Rodeo secretary Cindy Reid shared a photo of Prince Harry from the event on Instagram on Monday. She thanked the Duke of Sussex for the visit. Meghan Markle was noticeably missing during the sighting.
Prince Harry Slammed For Watching Rodeo As Wife Meghan Markle Is An Animal Rights Advocate
Prince Harry's way of enjoying his American life received mixed responses. While many were pleased to rub elbows with him in Texas over the weekend, some were disappointed that he watched the bull riding event in the first place, considering his wife's animal rights advocacy.
"It's a quintessentially American event, where animals are made to perform," one attendee told Daily Mail adding that they were shocked to see him there.
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"Given he has such a lack of respect for the first amendment and his wife is such an animal rights activist - it is shocking he thought he could show his face here," the anonymous source added. "The funny thing is most people didn't recognize him or care."
Several Twitter users shared the same opinion. Others also slammed his wife and called Meghan Markle fake.
"Prince Harry is slammed for attending a rodeo in Texas! They were surprised the incognito Duke was at the event because of Meg's animal rights activism!" one wrote. "Will I’m not surprised, he loves the attention just like the fake activist!"
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"Meghan is a fake 'animal rights activist' and fake everything else. So Harry can attend the rodeo til he’s blue in the face," another critic added.
Despite the backlash, some netizens also defended the royal.
"Christ...let the man go to a rodeo, enjoy himself, and go home in peace," one commented.
"People are going to hate on H&M no matter what they do. It's the same garbage people who couldn't leave his mother alone. It's vile," another added.
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