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Venus Williams Remains Seated As Prince Harry Accepts Pat Tillman Award

Venus Williams Remains Seated As Prince Harry Accepts Pat Tillman Award

Footage from ESPN’s live event, broadcast on ABC, showed the Duke of Sussex received the award named after the NFL player who decided to trade in his football for cleats and join the U.S. Army after 9/11. Tragically, Tillman was killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire.

In the video, Williams and her family, dressed in a long green dress, are seen sitting in the front row as those around them stand up and applaud.

The award has already sparked controversy when Tillman’s mother criticized the organization’s decision to honor the British prince with an American award.

“I am shocked why they would select such a controversial and divisive person to receive the award. There are recipients who are far more fitting,” said Tillman’s mother, Maria Tillmantold The daily mail.