Royal Variety host Bradley Walsh slammed by viewers as 'awkward knighthood' joke backfires
ROYAL Variety host Bradley Walsh left some viewers cringing last night when he got down on his knees and begged Prince William for a knighthood.
The Princess of Wales chuckled along and many of Bradley's fans said he "had a point" when he said he'd been snubbed for years.
Addressing Prince William, he said: "Your Royal Highness, I worked for your gran, your great gran, your dad, your grandad, your great grandad, and now you.
"And I must say - ask me if I've got an MBE. Nah, ain't got one.
"Ask me if I've got an OBE - nah, ain't got one of them. Ask me if I've got a CBE - no!
"No. Not a sausage. Not even a member of the RAC any more."
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The TV legend, 63, delivered a long list of his services to comedy on stage at the Royal Albert Hall and said he'd "entertained troops in the Falklands" and was "happy to make it out alive".
And he continued to make his point by taking a swipe at fellow TV stars.
He said: "Guess who they give them to? People on telly who bake cakes."
Some found his passionate speech painful to watch and took to social media to have a go.
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One said: "I love Bradley Walsh but he’s dying on his a**e here."
Another fumed: "I do hope @BradleyWalsh whole act isn't going to be about asking for a knighthood, yes I know he's partially joking but still I wish we could go back to the no talking to the royals in your act."
While another viewer said the sketch was "extremely awkward" and a fourth chimed: "What is #bradleywalsh going on about pleading for an obe cbe etc etc its embarrassing."
Another viewer added: "Very disappointed in @RoyalVariety tonight not great and #bradleywalsh was totally cringe begging for honours, how embarrassing. You have to be deserving not just over exposed on TV. Poor William and Kate."
Another said: "Someone should have okayed his opening 'speech' good Lord what an embarrassing intro - by ‘Sir’ Bradley Walsh."
Earlier, Bradley introduced the "royal highnesses" and pretended to stumble as he spoke.
He said: "It doesn't sound right, your royal highnessesses? There's too many 'ssessess'. Your royal highness… your royal highnessesses?
"It should be like cactus, cactussess, cacti. Your royal highness, highnessess and highni. That's it. I've got it. Your royal highni."
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