Rugby World Cup Final: Prince Harry’s Hard Yards

“THE final heartbreak,” says the Observer’s cover. “England’s World Cup dream left in tatters,” echoes the Express.

And the Sunday Times leads with “Brave England battle to battling Boks”. And courageous Wales.

There on the cover page of that paper is the picture that tells the story. They went. They gave it their all. But Princes Harry and Prince William could not make it through. Sure, they put in the hard yards, made sacrifices - getting to Paris would mean forgoing a soiree at Boujis. But it was for nought.

Reactions to defeat:

“They did fantastically well getting into the final - but in days to come, they’ll reflect on what they’ve done and be really proud of themselves” - England coach and royalist Brian Ashton

“You can’t fault the effort, can’t fault the heart. Such a shame when all the heart and spirit counts for nothing…Immensely disappointing” - England flanker and Mahiki Club guest pass holder Martin Corry

“So proud of all the guys who have supported us” - Jonny Wilkinson speaks on behalf of the Princes

“It’s a fuc*in’ conspiracy ” - Mohamed al Fayed on that disallowed try

More to follow…

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Posted: 21st, October 2007 | In: Back pages, Prince Harry, Prince William, Royal Family Comments (7) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink