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Topics: Prince Harry, Royal Family, UK News
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Prince Harry, Royal Family, UK News
A tattoo shop owner has gone viral online for the pretty iconic response he gave to reporters this week about a piece of artwork he allegedly gave to Prince Harry.
Josh Lord was ambushed by paparazzi outside of his New York City parlour, after press caught wind of the Duke of Sussex having gotten inked.
The Royal - who has resided in the States with wife Meghan Markle and two children, Archie and Lilibet - was pictured with several police officers visiting the Lower East Side's famous shop, which is reportedly frequented by global superstars like Rihanna and Robert Downey Jr.
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Onlookers claimed Harry remained inside the shop for an hour before re-emerging and being driven away.
However, despite alluding to the fact he may have given Prince Harry a tattoo recently, Lord said he could 'neither confirm nor deny' the speculation about the 40-year-old Duke's body art.
In a video obtained by the New York post recently, the shop-owner is asked to 'tell us about Prince Harry's tattoo', to which he replies: "Nothing, of course. Absolutely."
Lord then continues: "The truth is that I couldn't tell you anything about anybody who stopped by here without their permission.
"So, I can neither confirm nor deny anything you'd say or ask about anybody who comes in.
"So, officially - and, of course, we would respect anybody's privacy in the exact same way, so, you know."
He then went on: "From everything that I've seen, he seems like a phenomenal guy. Personally, I've never seen or heard or spoken a bad word about him.
"Good luck to him and all his ventures."
People were delighted with Lord's responses, with one person writing on Instagram: "Good for the owner. Respect for his client's privacy is essential in his business."
Another said: "Such a classy guy!"
A third said: "I want this guy on my team."
Elsewhere in the interview, Lord was then asked by a cunning reporter what type of tattoo he'd imagine the father-of-two getting.
"It's a great question, and of course, we'd all probably love to speculate a little bit on what anybody else would get," he replied.
"But a tattoo, of course, is a very deeply personal choice.
"You should think very carefully about it - sometimes it can be a very bad idea. You want to not make a mistake that you will regret, but if you do, we also have laser removal and we specialise in cover-ups."