Prince Harry’s royal request that left Ricky Gervais ‘panicked’

Prince Harry’s royal request that left Ricky Gervais ‘panicked’. (Image: Getty) Prince Harry once left Ricky Gervais stumped with a surprising request following one of his comedy shows. Ricky, who turns 63 today, met up with the Duke of Sussex after performing his Science stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

On his blog, the comedian wrote at the time : "Hammersmith was great...

Had a drink after the show with Chris Martin and Prince Harry . As you do. "Harry was trying to persuade me to come to Afghanistan to perform to the troops.

I said I was too scared. He said I could do Basra, which was the safest place. Yeh, the safest place out of all the other places in a war zone.

.. I take risks with my comedy, not my vital organs.

I said I'd think about it. "On the day of the gig he wound me up by sending me a text saying that he was bringing his gran. I was obviously a bit panicked.

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