Cillian Murphy openly defies Prince Harry in ‘spiteful’ move

Cillian Murphy took a bold step in protesting against the British royal family given his tragic Irish past.

In a video resurfaced on social media oppenheimer The actor was seen meeting Prince Harry during the world premiere of dunkirk At the Odeon Leicester Square in London in 2017.

While the video seemed normal enough, eagle-eyed watchers noticed that Murphy gave the royal a malicious look in the eyes and made a gesture that has a long history among the Irish as a sign of protest.

However, many pointed out that Murphy’s dislike was not solely directed at Prince Harry but at the British monarchy, given the warring history between Ireland and Britain.

In 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, orders were given in Cork city that “men with their hands in their pockets were to be shot.”

Since then, the Irish use the sign of putting their hands in their pockets as a sign of protest in a simple but effective way.

Earlier, Irish rugby player Ronan O’Gara had also shown the same gesture during his meeting with the late Queen Elizabeth, which later caused him a lot of trouble.