Prince Harry is due to be given an ESPY award, sparking backlash around an aspect of his work that he has repeatedly used to appeal to the American public.
ESPN has defended its decision to hand the Pat Tillman Award for Service to Harry in recognition of his work with the Invictus Games, following criticism over the move. Tillman was a football star with the Arizona Cardinals who gave up the NFL to serve his country in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, before being killed in a friendly fire incident in April 2004.
His mother, Mary Tillman, suggested Harry was too controversial a figure to get the award, which she felt should have gone to someone less privileged.
