Prince Harry is set to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYs, it was announced Thursday. The Duke of Sussex, 39, and former NFL safety Steve Gleason were announced as the recipients of the esteemed Arthur Ashe Award for Courage and the Pat Tillman Award for Service, respectively, at the July 11 ceremony.
Prince Harry “needs to do the honorable thing” and “just say no” to his controversial Pat Tillman Award, royal expert Richard Eden said. Eden said that Prince Harry should say, “‘You know what, actually, I won’t accept this because the last thing the organizers of this event want is this kind of controversy.
The Duke of Sussex, who quit royal life in 2020, will be honored because he served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter pilot and a forward air controller. The group of honorees including Prince Harry “have used their platforms to change the world and make it more inclusive for marginalized and suffering communities, demonstrating incredible resilience, positivity and perseverance, and we’re thrilled to celebrate them at The 2024 ESPYS,” Kate Jackson, VP of Production at ESPN, said in a statement.“There are recipients that are far more fitting,” she added.
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