Prince Harry’s induction into the Living Legends of Aviation Hall of Fame has been blasted by a royal expert.
The Duke of Sussex was named a “living legend” and will be honoured for his contribution to the aviation industry due to his experience flying as a pilot in the British Army. He joins fabled astronauts like Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
The ceremony will take place on January 19 in California and will be hosted by John Travolta as the “Official Ambassador of Aviation”.
But the Duke’s latest award was slammed by a royal expert who branded the term of living legend “ridiculous”.
Richard Fitzwilliams claimed Prince Harry will “doubtless” be pleased to be inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame but questioned whether a “living” legend applies to him.
He exclusively told Express.co.uk: “The term ‘living legend’ surely does not apply here, if to him then why not to every pilot who has seen service?
“No doubt his founding of the Invictus Games has been taken into account but ‘living legend’ is surely ridiculous.”
Prince Harry has served the military for ten years, completing two tours of Afghanistan where he flew in several combat missions, as well as flying in training missions in the UK, US and Australia.
He is also the founder of the Invictus Games, a sports tournament for wounded and sick ex-military personnel.
