Prince Harry, 38, sparked rumours Jack Mann was his actual best man instead of his older brother Prince William. File picture
THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex were reportedly not at the wedding of the businessman said to have been the “real” best man at the pair’s nuptials.
Prince Harry, 38, sparked rumours Jack Mann was his actual best man instead of his older brother Prince William, 41, when he stood next to him in his so-called “band of brothers” photograph at Windsor Castle on the night of his wedding to former ‘Suits’ actress Meghan Markle, 41.
The Daily Mail has reported there was “disappointment” Harry and Meghan were “not present at Mann’s own big day”.
Mann, 40, recently exchanged vows with osteopath Isabella Clark at St Peter's church in Stutton, Suffolk, where guests included Harry’s friend Thomas van Straubenzee, who is the godfather of William’s daughter Princess Charlotte.
Van Straubenzee was accompanied by his wife, Lucy, an assistant head at Charlotte and Prince George's former school.
The Mail said it is “not clear how close Harry remains to Mann”, who he first met at military training academy Sandhurst where both were in the army.
Harry admitted in his controversial autobiography ‘Spare’ that he fell out with some of his old pals after he attacked the royal family on television.
Jack is the son of Simon Mann, a SAS officer turned mercenary, who was jailed for five years for allegedly tried to overthrow the government in Equatorial Guinea in 2004.
Harry’s friend served with the British Arm for tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and after quitting the military worked in Libya as a country manager for a UK security company called Aegis Defence Services, before creating private security company Alma Risk.
Harry and Meghan are said to be under pressure after their $20-million Spotify deal was axed.
The pair were also branded “f****** grifters” by a Spotify chief in the wake of them being ditched by the platform.
Bill Simmons, 53, the sportscaster who is also head of Spotify’s international sports content, hit out at as the couple were dropped from the streaming giant last week following reports they did not meet "productivity requirements".
He added: “I wish I had been involved in the ‘Meghan and Harry leave Spotify’ negotiation. That’s a podcast we should’ve launched with them.”
Harry is also said to have wanted to interview Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump about their childhoods for a podcast.
Sources told Bloomberg the former senior royal spoke to “multiple” producers and production houses about his ideas, including one about childhood trauma which would see the prince interview a string of guests such as Russian president and ex-US leader, as well as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, about their early years and how they shaped them into the adults they are today.