The Duke of Sussex has apologized to Canada after he and his wife Meghan were photographed wearing the clothes. Los Angeles Dodgers for the national team while attending a World Series game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Harry joked in an interview with Canada's CTV that he wore Dodgers merchandise “under duress” during Game 4 of the series, saying it seemed like a “polite thing to do” after the team owner invited him to the bench.
“First of all, I would like to apologize to Canada for wearing it,” he said. “Secondly, I was under duress. There was no choice.”
Duke, who conducted the interview wearing a Blue Jays cap, is in Canada for Remembrance Week events.
“When you're missing a lot of hair on the top of your head and you're sitting under spotlights, you'll take any hat you can get,” he joked.
“Game five, game six, game seven, I played all over for the Blue Jays. Now that I've admitted that, it's going to be pretty hard for me to go back to Los Angeles.”
Toronto ultimately lost to the Dodgers in the Game 7 decider.. Duke added that he was “devastated” by the Blue Jays' loss.
The royal couple moved to Los Angeles in 2020, initially settling in Canada, and live in Montecito with their children Archie, six, and Lilibet, four.
While Megan wore a Dodgers cap and team colors during the series, she previously showed her support for the Blue Jays as a nod to her former hometown.
The former actress lived in Toronto while filming legal drama Suits, and she and Harry spent time together there during the early stages of their relationship.
The Duchess was photographed wearing a Blue Jays cap while attending a game in 2015.
During his visit to Canada before Remembrance Day, Harry met with a 101-year-old Canadian WWII Navy veteran and other former military personnel.
Duke smiled as he watched veterans take part in activities such as painting, ceramics and photography at the Sunnybrook Veterans Center in Toronto.
He viewed military helmets decorated by veterans to reflect their service experiences and memories, and was pictured lending a helping hand with one man's artwork.
Among those the Duke met were 101-year-old Brenda Reid, who served at the Women's Naval Station in Nova Scotia during World War II, and 95-year-old Harold Toth, a Korean War veteran enlisted in the Royal Rifles.
When Harry asked about their war experiences, Reed playfully warned her fellow villagers: “You can't always trust the boys.”
The meeting was part of his two-day visit to Toronto, where he met with veterans, armed forces representatives and military charities to mark the “Remembrance” period, which covers the two-week period leading up to Remembrance Sunday.
