Prince Harry has despatched an NYC tattoo artist a private letter during which he thanked him for his “handling of the press” following his go to to the ink parlor final 12 months.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, was noticed visiting East Aspect Ink — a high-end customized store frequented by A-listers — in September 2024.
It later emerged that whereas Harry didn’t get any everlasting paintings on his physique throughout the temporary go to, he did recruit Jelly Roll to headline the closing ceremony of the Invictus Video games Vancouver Whistler 2025.
Now, greater than 9 months because the “Spare” writer’s go to, tattoo artist and parlor proprietor Joshua Lord has shared the candy letter he had obtained from Harry’s workplace in a publish on Instagram.
“Dear Josh, thank you so much for your generosity in offering us your space at East Side Ink for filming,” the duke’s letter started.
“It was incredibly kind, and I really enjoyed meeting you and learning more about the history of your shop.”
Within the letter, which was signed by the Invictus Video games founder and dated October 17, 2024, Harry additionally praised Lord for his “skillful dodging” of questions from the media.
“I also appreciated your artful handling of press questions regarding my visit, it means a lot and I was rather impressed by your skillful dodging! Well done.”
“They’ll be in for a shock when they see the final cut,” Harry continued. “Grateful for your partnership and support in service of the Invictus community.”
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The letter additionally included a private invitation from Harry to the 2025 Invictus Video games, which have been held in February.
“If you’d like to come to Vancouver in February, we’d love to have you! All the best, Harry,” it concluded.
Along with a snap of the letter, Lord shared never-before-seen snaps of the duke throughout his go to to the tattoo parlor.
A number of photographs confirmed the exiled royal with rapper Jelly Roll, which Lord captioned, “Lord, Prince and Jelly.”
“ALSO my Royal ‘thank you’ letter naming me as the Skilful Dodger, which is a pretty good nickname, really,” he added, aptly soundtracking the publish to “Royals” by singer Lorde.
The tattooist did, nevertheless, make a slight blunder as he tagged the now-defunct @sussexroyal Instagram account, which Harry and his spouse, Meghan Markle, have been compelled to surrender after quitting royal life in 2020.
In September 2024, Harry and his safety group have been seen pulling as much as the tattoo store on the Decrease East Aspect.
Administration for East Aspect Ink — the place stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson have gotten ink — was tight-lipped in regards to the duke’s go to on the time.
“I can’t confirm or deny anything,” store proprietor Josh Lord informed The Submit. “We treat all our customers as if they were royal, because to us they are. We always honor their privacy.”
