Tom Daley waded into furious Meghan Markle and Prince Harry row with simple verdict
Olympic champion Tom Daley unwittingly waded into a row about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Tom Daley has won his fifth Olympics medal while competing at this year's Olympic Games in Paris. Paired with Noah Williams, the pair cinched a silver medal in the synchronised diving competition of the event.
One of the best-known stars of Team GB in recent years, Daley is happily married to Hollywood producer Dustin Lance Black, and shares two sons with him. as taken his influence outside his sport to do good in society.
He has been open with his struggles about coming out as gay, and has used his influence outside his sport to do good in society.
In 2019, he unknowingly waded into a royal row between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and many others after they pledged their support for the LGBTQ+ community.
The pair, who were then full-time working royals, posted a string of photographs from the LGBTQ+ social media accounts they followed to Instagram during Pride month.
Their caption read: "For the month of June we 'proudly' shine a light on Pride.
"This month we pay tribute to the accounts supporting the LGBTQ+ community - those young and old, their family friends, accounts that reflect on the past and are hopeful for a deservedly more inclusive future.
"We stand with you and support you. Because it is very simple: love is love."
Despite Meghan and Harry's kind words, some of their followers were not impressed with the support.
They claimed that the pair were breaking royal protocol by airing their opinions.
One user wrote: "What happened to the Royal Family doesn’t endorse political beliefs/controversial beliefs one way or the other?” Another asked: "Why so many US based organisations?
"As members of the Royal Family, I would think you would try and highlight UK charities, and maybe ones that don’t already get a ton of press and support.”
Daley, however, was more than pleased with the support from the then-senior royals.
Having welcomed son Robbie with his husband Dustin Lance Black the year before, he replied: "Princess Diana would be so proud."
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Itgetsbetter, an organisation highlighted by Meghan and Harry at the time, said: “Thank you so much for your support of LGBTQ+ youth! Happy Pride month!”
The couple’s post also featured a picture of Diana, who helped break down the stigma around HIV and AIDS before she died in 1997.
The photo was taken when she met patient Gerard McGrath at HIV and AIDS hospice London Lighthouse in 1996.
