--- title: Prince Harry Just Got Upstaged By a Bee at His Dad's Party description: Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, made their appearances at a garden party for Prince Charles with a funny interruption. canonical: https://time.com/5287214/meghan-markle-princes-charles-birthday/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-22T15:59:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:04.010Z og:title: Prince Harry Just Got Upstaged By a Bee at His Dad's Party og:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped out to celebrate Prince Charles og:url: https://time.com/5287214/meghan-markle-princes-charles-birthday/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47592d32cb929835/69893120096a944f7e6a27d8/prince-harry-prince-charles-garden-party.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5021 og:image:height: 2824 og:image:alt: The Prince Of Wales' 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Harry Just Got Upstaged By a Bee at His Dad's Party twitter:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped out to celebrate Prince Charles twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47592d32cb929835/69893120096a944f7e6a27d8/prince-harry-prince-charles-garden-party.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Harry Just Got Upstaged By Audacious Bee at His Dad's 70th Birthday Garden Party > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 22, 2018 3:59 PM UTC  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex gives a speech next to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex as they attend The Prince of Wales' 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration held at Buckingham Palace on May 22, 2018 in London, England. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex gives a speech next to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex as they attend The Prince of Wales' 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration held at Buckingham Palace on May 22, 2018 in London, England. Chris Jackson—Chris Jackson/Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 22, 2018 3:59 PM UTC On Tuesday, [Prince Charles](http://time.com/5284079/prince-charles-doria-ragland-royal-wedding/) held a garden party for his 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration at Buckingham Palace in London. But all eyes were on Prince Harry and [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5285543/meghan-markle-prince-harry-plans-after-royal-wedding/), the newly-anointed Duke and Duchess of Sussex, following their May 19 [royal wedding](http://time.com/5285693/harry-meghan-royal-wedding-ratings/) at Windsor Castle. Prince Harry and Markle made their first official post-wedding appearance for the garden party, giving their subjects and plenty of fans worldwide a glimpse at a day in the life of the newlyweds. At the event, Prince Harry gave a heartfelt speech about his father’s “enthusiasm and energy,” alluding to the many charities he patronizes in the course of his royal duties, which the party was intended to celebrate. While delivering his remarks, however, Harry was understandably thrown a bit off course by a bumblebee that had the audacity to upstage a prince. “Sorry, that bee really got me!” he deadpanned after taking a moment to collect himself mid-sentence, to the laughter of those at the party. “So Pa,” he continued, “while I know that you’ve asked that today not be about you, you must forgive me if I don’t listen to you, much like when I was younger.” Harry was flanked on stage by his father, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and his new bride. Markle struck a demure tone in a dusty pink chiffon dress by Goat, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, ‘Helvetica Neue’, sans-serif;”> that hit below the knee, with a sheer, high neckline and sheer long sleeves. She paired it with nude pointy-toed pumps and a sleek hat set at a jaunty angle, her hair pulled back in a low bun. Markle and Prince Charles have shared a warm relationship recently, and he stepped in to join her for [part of her walk](http://time.com/5282023/meghan-markle-prince-charles/) through St. George’s Chapel after Markle’s own father had to [miss the ceremony.](http://time.com/5278568/thomas-markle-wedding/) Prince Harry and Markle are expected to embark on a honeymoon at some point, but little is known so far about their finalized plans. 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