Harry at racetrack ready for a quick getaway
IF HE was looking for a fast car to escape his Royal duties, the Duke of Sussex was in the right place.
Harry – who will make his last official appearance on Monday at the Commonwealth Day service in Westminster Abbey – was at Silverstone racetrack in Northamptonshire to meet young racing drivers at a museum opening.
He was driven to the doors of the building by six-times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton in an electric Mercedes.
The two then toured the Silverstone Experience, which charts British motor racing through the years.
As Harry left, he shook hands with Red Bull Racing’s ThaiBritish driver, Alex Albon, and George Russell, who races for the Williams team.
Both men will be starting the new F1 season next weekend,
So just how much did he pay for that?
Lewis Hamilton, after he was beaten by Harry in a pit-stop challenge game.
kicking off with the Australian Grand Prix.
Harry said: “Good luck. Enjoy it when you get there. Look after yourselves.”
The Duke managed to beat Hamilton on one of the interactive museum exhibits, a timed pit-stop challenge.
“They’ve stitched you up,” Harry said. “Just how much did he pay for that?” asked Hamilton.
Meanwhile, Harry’s father recalled his own attempt at high-octane sports when he tried surfing – “rather unsuccessfully”, he said – 40 years ago.
Charles was speaking in Nansledan, outside Newquay in Cornwall, where he was named as patron of the environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage.
He also saw the production of sheepskin footwear at Celtic and Co in Newquay, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.