Duke clears up baseball cap mix-up and pledges support for Blue Jays
Harry has responded to the light-hearted uproar over “Hatgate” — and offered an apology to Canada.
The Duke of Sussex, 41, faced teasing after being spotted in a Los Angeles Dodgers cap while attending Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28 with Meghan Markle. Some Canadian fans were disappointed that he didn’t show support for the Toronto Blue Jays, the only Major League Baseball team based in a Commonwealth country.
While visiting Toronto for Remembrance Day events, Harry laughed off the incident in an interview with CTV News on November 6. “Oh, the L.A. Dodgers hat — Hatgate. Well, firstly, I would like to apologise to Canada for wearing it,” he said. “Secondly, I was under duress.” He explained that he had been invited to the Dodgers’ box and dugout by the team’s owner and was simply being polite.
Although the Dodgers went on to win Game 7 against the Blue Jays 5–4, becoming World Series champions, Harry made his loyalties clear in Toronto by wearing a Blue Jays cap. “I'm going to wear this from now on to make sure I don't make any more of those mistakes,” he joked.
He also poked fun at himself, adding, “When you're missing a lot of hair on top and you're sitting under floodlights, you'll take any hat that's available.” He insisted that for the rest of the World Series, he was “Blue Jays throughout.”
Meghan later shared an Instagram Story showing Harry looking unimpressed after the Dodgers’ win. Before finishing his interview, Harry once again expressed affection for Canada, saying, “I'm very sorry to the Canadian public. I'm devastated that the Blue Jays lost, but go Jays.” He added with a grin that returning to Los Angeles might now be “really hard” after declaring his Blue Jays loyalty.
