PRINCE Harry was last night branded a hypocrite over a series of pictures of him leaving a pal’s posh nightclub.
A friend from the Duke of Sussex’s clubbing days revealed how the shots emerged after the Prince was asked to appear outside the venue for publicity purposes.
On the Harry & Meghan Netflix show the Prince moaned: “The majority of my memories are of being swarmed by paparazzi.”
The US-based royal also described trying to dodge photographers as “hunter versus prey”.
But the source said the Prince was asked by his close pal and club co-owner Guy Pelly to go in and out of the main entrance of Public nightspot on London’s King’s Road.
Pelly knew it would give the venue a huge PR boost.
Before that, Harry would be allowed to sneak in through a rear door to avoid the glare of cameras.
The source said: “Harry started becoming a regular at the club late in 2010 and early 2011.
“Guy Pelly was his friend and he got Harry to come to the club, which was amazing for its profile.
“But Pelly usually sneaked him in and out of the back door to avoid hassle and photographers.
“It was Pelly’s idea to get him at the front door a few times.
“Harry was pictured and, boom, the club really took off.
“It is odd to think this is the same bloke preaching to the world on Netflix, including about paps.”
Harry, 38, whose mother Princess Di was killed in a car crash while chased by paparazzi in 1997, was pictured at least three times at the club entrance in 2010 and 2011.
Our source pointed out: “Harry must have known he would be snapped by photographers. He is guilty of rank hypocrisy.”
Last night, Majesty Magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Seward said: “It is hypocritical for Harry because we all felt sorry for him thinking he was getting photographed against his wishes.”
We have approached Harry’s spokesperson for comment.
