Prince Harry, 38, has had quite the busy year with the release of his memoir, Spare, and King Charles III‘s coronation on Saturday, it’s no wonder he reportedly pulled some commitments off his calendar.
Ahead of his father’s coronation on May 6, a new report by The Ankler, via Just Jared, claimed that the royal family member was in talks to host Saturday Night Live earlier this year. After allegedly giving SNL producer Lorne Michaels a “soft yes,” Harry ended up backing out at the “last minute” in January.
More so, the outlet reported that a source close to the “situation” claimed that the 38-year-old was feeling a bit overwhelmed at the time of the hosting conversations. “I think he was feeling oversaturated and questioning whether he was becoming too much of a ‘celebrity’ as opposed to a figurehead,” the insider told the outlet on May 4. At the time, Harry had just released his tell-all book, Spare, which hit stands on Jan. 10.
Not only was the father-of-two set to host the hit comedy sketch show, but Coldplay’s Chris Martin was allegedly in talks to be the musical guest during Harry’s show.
Although Harry and Chris did not end up on the show in January, the “Yellow” singer and his band ended up on the show during Pedro Pascal‘s Feb. 4 episode. Harry and his team have not publicly addressed the reports of him hosting SNL at the time of publication.