Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "drown out outside noise" in response to Harry's ESPY award.

The countdown has begun for Prince Harry (and possibly Meghan Markle) to appear at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles tonight.

Harry founded the Invictus Games to give wounded and ill soldiers (both veterans and active duty) the opportunity to build community through sports. Harry himself is a veteran, having served 10 years in the British Army, including two tours in Afghanistan.

Harry's award has been met with much criticism, including from Tillman's mother, Mary. (Tillman left his NFL career to serve as a U.S. Army Ranger immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.) The controversy surrounding his award has apparently "stunned" Harry, but according to former royal butler Grand Harold, Harry and Meghan are definitely "drowning out the outside noise" as Harry prepares to accept his award this evening at a ceremony hosted by Meghan's friend, Serena Williams He says he is."

The Sussexes are "very used to criticism, given everything that has happened in the last few years," Harold told OK.

"They probably drown out the outside noise by not turning on the TV or reading the newspaper and just continuing with their normal daily routines. If you look at their profiles, they are always in the news."

Harold, who worked for King Charles (then Prince Charles) for several years, does not believe the backlash has reached Harry: "My recollection is that Harry has always been an extremely private person, so I don't know how he feels about that, but his way of dealing with the attention I can imagine that his way of dealing with it is to carry on as usual," Harold said.

The former butler also said of Harry, "He would never want to upset, because he would never want to upset. Because he would never want to cause an upset, and hearing that backlash would affect him."

According to reports, Harry has no intention of declining the award given by ESPN. After the uproar that followed Harry's selection, the network defended him and said that Harry's Invictus Games was "a cause worth celebrating," according to The Daily Express.

The awards ceremony will air tonight at 8:00 pm on ABC.