Prince Harry Wore His Military Dress to a Festival with Marines and Twitter Loved It
On Saturday night, the Prince Harry attended the annual Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall. He wore his best military dress for the occasion and Twitter users couldn't contain their thoughts (and GIFs) about how hot he looked.

Last night, Prince Harry (opens in new tab) attended the annual Mountbatten Festival of Music (opens in new tab) at the Royal Albert Hall. The yearly event showcases the Royal Marines Band and helps raise money for the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines Charity, according to posts on social media (opens in new tab) from Kensington Palace (opens in new tab). Harry's appearance at the event was a bit of a surprise, since the Palace only announced his plans a few hours before the festival started.
Harry didn't just attend the festival, he was the guest of honor at the event, the proceeds from which will go to The Royal Marines Charity (opens in new tab) and CLIC Sargent. The two-hour concert included performances by more than 200 musicians and the Marine bands performed a wide range of songs, including popular hits by Take That and music from the movie The Greatest Showman.
The Palace also shared pictures of Harry (opens in new tab), who in addition to being the Duke of Sussex is also the Captain General of the Royal Marines (opens in new tab), attending the event in his best military dress. That "best military dress" included a crisp white shirt, a black bowtie, a red coat, black pants with red stripes, and Harry's all kinds of military regalia. In short, Harry looked hot (opens in new tab)—just ask Twitter, where the Ginger Prince Thirst was real.
Here are some of the best (/thirstiest) tweets in response to Harry's ~lewk~:
LordT! pic.twitter.com/L4yWkynuiOMarch 16, 2019
Is it bad form to say that the Captain General makes his uniform look *good*? Glad to see him out supporting the men.March 16, 2019
🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/CErKurU5T9March 16, 2019
Oh my God, know words to describe how handsome you are tonightMarch 16, 2019
Oh my hormones 🥰 pic.twitter.com/yDbud0c4bpMarch 16, 2019
Love a man in uniform!March 16, 2019
So handsome 😍😍😍😍March 16, 2019
Marriage does suit him. He looks hotter and hotter.March 16, 2019
pic.twitter.com/rOqoS3DIr4March 16, 2019
Harry looking fine asf per usual 😍😍😍March 16, 2019
Daddy Sussex pic.twitter.com/Hz3GnNUQw6March 16, 2019
pic.twitter.com/qmWivDz38vMarch 16, 2019
That's a uniform.March 17, 2019
I know Meghan don't give a damn what anyone or the RR says cause she will say I got Harry and damn don't my man look good in a uniform.March 16, 2019
He's allowed out alone in that fancy red jacket!😎😎😎March 17, 2019
Uniform on point! Nothing like a man in uniform:) One of my favorite moments with MY Marine! 🥰March 17, 2019
The real Prince charming😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/O5rUCz0tmdMarch 16, 2019
But don't worry, at least one person was looking out for Meghan...kind of.
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