British royal booed at British rugby match

British royal Harry Mountbatten-Windsor was booed by a section of the crowd as he watched Leicester play Gloucester in an English Prem rugby match on Friday.

Harry has long been a rugby fan and was in attendance with Andrea Pinchen, the Leicester chief executive.

Harry was pictured on the big screen at Leicester’s Welford Road ground, but there were audible boos from spectators before TNT cameras cut away.

“Some boos there,” said TNT commentator Nick Mullins before returning to the match action.

Harry and his wife, Meghan, returned to the UK in August after six years living in the US following their decision to cease being working members of the monarchy, amid a bitter row with his family.

Harry appeared to have mended relations with his father, King Charles III, who is battling cancer, during recent UK visits.

However, Harry reportedly remains estranged from his brother and heir to the throne William.

On the field, Leicester defeated Gloucester 38-31, with Gloucester suffering their first league defeat of the season.

Leicester were 14-0 down after just 10 minutes but hit back with 31 unanswered points in a match where eight of the nine tries were scored by forwards.

Leicester flyhalf Billy Searle was sin-binned just three minutes into the match and Gloucester made their man advantage count when flanker Jac Morgan powered over before the visitors’ driving maul saw them score a second try through Dian Bleuler.

Leicester drew level through tries from Finn Carnduff and Joe Heyes before Jamie Blamire, from a driving maul, went over to give Leicester a 21-14 lead at half-time.

A penalty and Aaron Wainwright’s 50th-minute try, his first for Leicester, extended the Tigers’ advantage before team-mate Ollie Hassell-Collins became the first back from either team to score when he went in at the corner.

Gloucester claimed two bonus points late on as Jack Innard scored their fourth try before George Barton landed a penalty with the final kick of the game.