Revealed: How Prince Harry made an ’embarrassing’ faux pas when he placed an arm around Malala Yousafzai at a charity event – and he even received a telling off from her MOTHER
- Prince Harry met Malala Yousafzai at Wembley Arena in London back in 2014
- Duke of Sussex placed his arm around the Nobel peace prize laureate for photo
- But her mother shouted ‘not unless you marry her can you touch her’ at him
- Pair then posed for photo – with Duke of Sussex ensuring they were not touching
Prince Harry is usually perfectly poised when meeting celebrities and dignitaries – but it seems that even royals aren’t immune to the occasional faux pas.
The Duke of Sussex is reported to have made an ’embarrassing’ blunder when he first met Malala Yousafzai in 2014.
Harry was speaking at the We Day assembly at the Wembley Arena when Craig Kielburger, the co-founder of the event, introduced the pair back stage.
While introducing Malala, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot by the Taliban while advocating for the education of women, Prince Harry placed his arm around her for a photo.
But her mother shouted at him from the corner of the room to warn him that he could only touch the Nobel peace prize laureate if he married her, reports Hello!.
Prince Harry made an ’embarrassing’ faux pas when he first met Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot by the Taliban, back at an event in 2014 (pictured at said event)
While meeting Malala back stage at the Wembley Arena in London during the We Day assembly he placed his arm around her for a photo. Pictured: Malala speaking at the event
Craig told the magazine: ‘Prince Harry put his arm around Malala for a photo and very loudly in the corner Malala’s mother in Urdu shouts “No, no no”, which translated to “Not unless you marry her can you touch her”.
‘The Prince was so red in his face at that moment and he was clasping his hands in the front, Malala was so embarrassed.’
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They then successfully posed for a photo together – with Prince Harry firmly ensuring they weren’t touching.
Craig added: ‘Every young woman’s dream, and I don’t think the Prince had ever been told that he can’t put his arm around someone.’
During his speech at the event, Prince Harry emphasised the need for young people to get involved with volunteering.
Malala’s mother shouted from the corner of the room to say ‘not unless you marry her can you touch her’ – leaving Harry, pictured earlier this month, incredibly embarrassed
He said: ‘If each of you could get just one more friend to help someone else, you will have started changing the lives of 20,000 people.
‘Some people don’t think it’s cool to help others; personally I think it’s the coolest thing in the world!’
Malala used her speech to talk about the importance of using your voice.
She said: ‘When I say these words, these words will appear very common: We should be kind to each other. We should be friendly to each other. We should love each other.
‘In my opinion, this is a very short life. A very short life. We can hardly live up to 80, 90 years. In this short life, why do we hate each other?
‘Why don’t we love each other? Because the fact is that let’s enjoy this life.’
The women’s rights campaigner, 20, is currently studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford University.
She started the course last October, and is treated like any other Fresher, according to her friends.
Malala was shot by the Pakistan Taliban in 2012. Mullah Fazlullah, who ordered the attack on her, was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan in June last year.
The pair later posed for a photo, with the Duke of Sussex firmly ensuring the were not touching. Pictured: Malala in August 2017
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