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Prince Harry Is Accidentally Tagged as Prince William During Awkward Instagram Mixup

It was a bit of a 'Freaky Friday' moment

prince harry tagged as prince william instagram hero
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Prince Harry may be a household name, but that doesn't mean he isn't immune to the occasional case of mistaken identity. In fact, it happened just this weekend.

The Duke of Sussex attended the One805LIVE! concert in Carpinteria, California on Friday night, where he introduced the evening's honoree, Santa Barbara County air support pilot Loren Courtney. Later that evening, he lingered backstage to congratulate singer Richard Marx after his performance, and the singer's wife, actress Daisy Fuentes, shared the meeting to her Instagram Stories. If you look closely, though, you may notice she accidentally mis-tagged him. See for yourself:

prince harry meets richard marx and gets mis-tagged on instagram stories
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Two Stories from the evening show Harry and Marx chatting, and they're tagged @princeandprincessofwales—Prince William's handle, not Harry's.

In all honesty, it could be easy to start typing in "Duke" and have Instagram auto-fill in the wrong handle. Or maybe Harry's beard reminded her of William's new look? Kidding—either way, the royal mix-up is pretty relatable. Who hasn't called someone by the wrong name or tagged the wrong thing at some point?

prince harry meets richard marx and gets mis-tagged on instagram stories
daisy fuentes/instagram

Marx and Harry participated in the event to support the area's first responders, which raised money to provide equipment and mental health services to local police, fire and sheriff's offices.

The concert comes a little over a week after Harry celebrated his 40th birthday and joined his wife, Meghan Markle, in issuing a statement on their Archewell Foundation website, encouraging people to register to vote in this year's U.S. election. Next week, he'll be heading to London to be honored during the WellChild Awards.

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While Marx and Prince Harry haven't commented on the mix-up—nor do I expect them to—the best answer may be in one of the singer's hits: "Don't Mean Nothing."


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