Harry silences the tremendous wave of criticism and shows off his military honor award with Meghan Markle

This distinction came at a bad time. The Duke of Sussex was awarded the Pat Tillman Fallen Soldier Award at the ESPY Awards, which recognise military honour and pay tribute to veterans, the wounded and the deceased. An appointment that sparked a strong wave of criticism. 76,000 signatures were even collected to stop this award in the hope that the son of Charles III would decline to accept it. One of the active ones was precisely the mother of Pat Tillman, a hero and iconic NFL player who left his sporting career to enlist in the Army after the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York. Tillman died in Afghanistan in 2004. This was the context of the ESPY awards gala, which took place in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 11. We saw the Sussexes super in love.

Harry, stunned from the moment by the wave of criticism for his award, recomposed himself at the Dolby Theatre, collected the award and dedicated it to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. A nod, according to the publication Daily Mail, Pat Tilman and the bond between mother and son. There were hugs, Meghan applauded her husband and an olive branch to the deceased veteran’s mother as a symbol of friendship and peace.

For a night of sensitive skin, Meghan Markle chose white. A fitted bridal design, with an open back and a halter neckline that gathered at the nape of the neck. She paired the dress with a polished bun.

Harry served in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008, where he was stationed in Helmand. In 2012 he returned as an Apache helicopter gunship pilot to fight with the Taliban.