An ITV star has upstaged Prince Harry at a glitzy Hollywood ceremony, leaving the Duke of Sussex red-faced. At the David Foster Foundation gala in Canada last weekend, Britain's Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas performed covers of Frank Sinatra's My Way and Tomorrow from the musical Annie.
Joke about King Charles
With Harry and Meghan in the audience, Sydnie made a joke about King Charles before singing. She told The Sun afterwards: "When I was on stage, I joked about meeting his dad before adding, 'Sorry he couldn't make it. He sent me instead.' I say such silly things when I'm nervous."
Although she claimed Harry "started laughing" at the mention of the king and took it in his stride, the article suggests beneath that facade was a simmering humiliation at the mention of his estranged father.
Royal connection
Sydnie has aligned herself with the Royal Family in the feud between the monarchy and the Sussexes. After winning BGT in 2024, she performed her debut single Believer at the Royal Variety Show in the presence of King Charles. She described talking to him as "like talking to your grandad" – something Harry is keen to deny his father after moving his children to Montecito, away from their grandparents.
Sydnie added of the monarch: "The King looks like his mum. He's small, with big hands. I was so impressed. He said, 'Were you the girl that won the contest?' I went, 'Yeah'. I loved how normal he was."
Impact on Harry
The mention of Charles comes after Harry's low-key meeting with his dad at Highgrove this summer, which has stirred the rumour mill and increased noise around the Sussex soap opera.
