American singer songwriter Don McLean has hit out at the Duke of Sussex after he criticised Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in his memoir
A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Harry "just doesn't get America" over the Duke's remarks about Elvis Presley.
It comes after American Pie hitmaker Don McLean hit out at the Duke of Sussex for criticising Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in his memoir, Spare.
In his book, Harry spared no praise when recalling his visit to Elvis Presley's iconic home, Graceland.
Harry described his impression of the property as: "Dark, claustrophobic. I walked around saying, 'The King lived here, you say? Really? '"
He further quipped: "The King's interior designer must have been on acid."
At the time of Harry's comments, McLean tweeted: "Prince Harry should shut his mouth about Graceland and Elvis. He is a hot house orchid, a show horse who never did a thing."
Speaking to GB News, royal correspondent Kinsey Schofield said: "I think the general takeaway from this is he's defending Elvis, which I can get behind.
"McLean's saying that Prince Harry just doesn't get America. And he's probably right.
"All we've seen Prince Harry do since he's moved over here is try to change it. And those efforts have been unwelcome. But he was talking about Harry's criticism of Elvis and Graceland in the book.
"Don said, Harry doesn't understand that Elvis is like a poor man's King, America's King.
"Elvis came from nowhere. He's a very talented music artist, but he came from nothing and turned himself into something. And Americans really admire that."
