Harry invites police minder from THAT Vegas trip to wedding
WHAT happens in Vegas stays in Vegas is the famous slogan for America’s Sin City, and Prince Harry seems determined to keep it that way.
For I hear he has sent a Royal Wedding invitation to the Scotland Yard bodyguard who accompanied him on his infamous 2012 ‘lads’ trip’ to Las Vegas, Bill Renshaw.
‘Bill became a close friend of Harry during the years he worked with him so it makes sense that he’s been invited to the wedding,’ a courtier tells me. ‘Harry always got on with his protection officers, but he formed a particularly close bond with Bill.’
Just how close could be seen in the pictures of married Renshaw standing next to a laughing Harry in a Jacuzzi at a £1,000-per-day ‘VIP bungalow’ at the MGM Grand hotel in Vegas during one of its louche Wet Republic pool parties.
The trip became infamous when an American website published photos of the naked Prince playing ‘strip billiards’ after inviting friends back to his suite at the five-star Wynn hotel for a private party.
Harry later apologised for his behaviour, saying he knew he had let the Royal Family down, adding: ‘It was probably a classic example of me being too much Army and not enough prince.’
Renshaw, who was one of the Metropolitan Police’s most experienced officers, retired last summer after a 31-year career and now runs a law enforcement consultancy.
No doubt Harry is keen to make sure that Renshaw is never tempted to supplement his police pension by writing a memoir of his time protecting the Royals. It could certainly make for a lively read.
When Harry was 17, he was reported to be ‘sad, angry and bitter’ after his mother’s protection officer Ken Wharfe ‘betrayed’ her memory by writing a memoir that detailed Princess Diana’s romances with art dealer Oliver Hoare and Household Cavalry officer James Hewitt.