Overview
- Harry appeared unannounced in a scripted Late Show sketch on Dec. 3, playing himself as an aspiring Hallmark-style “Christmas prince.”
- He zingered President Trump with the line, “Really? I hear you elected a king,” prompting pantomime boos from the studio audience.
- He joked he would “settle a baseless lawsuit with the White House,” a wink at CBS/Paramount’s reported legal settlement with Trump over 60 Minutes election coverage.
- Harry needled Colbert with, “Maybe that’s why you’re cancelled,” referencing CBS’s previously announced end of The Late Show, before Colbert dubbed him the show’s “official prince of Christmas.”
- Meghan Markle teased the bit on Instagram ahead of broadcast, and outlets noted this was Harry’s second Late Show appearance after a 2023 visit that set a two-year ratings high.