Prince Harry said he made sure his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, was “protected” and had “the right people around her”, while dismissing whether he missed his brother and father.
In an interview with Hoda Kotb on NBC’s Today show on Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex said it was “very nice” to see the Queen only on his third trip back to the UK in March 2020.
The royal king sat down with Cott while in The Hague, the Netherlands, to attend the Invictus Games, with the entire interview aired Wednesday morning.
The interview came just a year after the duke’s explosive television career with Oprah Winfrey and his wife Megan, during which the couple detailed a number of alarming allegations about their time as royalty.
Follow the live updates below as we announce the latest news from Prince Harry’s visit and learn more about what he told NBC.
Key moments so far
- Prince Harry says he makes sure the queen is “protected”
- California now feels more at home than in the United Kingdom, Duke said
- Harry and Megan Markle secretly drank tea with the Queen during a visit to Britain
- Queen was “in great shape” after a recent encounter with Covid-19
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Prince Harry jokes that Queen Elizabeth II is “bored” of her birthday
Before Cott, Prince Harry discussed his relationship with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and said they were talking about things she “could not talk to anyone else about.”
And although the queen will celebrate her 96th birthday on April 21, according to her grandson, she may not be very excited about it.
“I think after a certain age you get bored of birthdays,” Prince Harry joked.
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During the first part of the interview, Prince Harry revealed about fatherhood and how much he enjoys it.
“I love every part of him,” he told Cott. “I always wanted to be a father. I’ve always wanted to have children of my own, and now I have two little people for whom I’m responsible. ”
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As Prince Harry is the father of two children, Archie and Lilibeth, he noted that one of his responsibilities as a “parent” is to try to “make the world a better place” for them.
“Otherwise, what’s the point of bringing children into this world, isn’t it?” He told Cott. “It’s a responsibility that I feel as a parent and that you probably feel as a parent.”
The duke said that although he knew he “could not fix everything”, he still wanted to do what he could to “be there” for other people.
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During a lighter note, the duke spoke of his son and Megan Archie’s son and the “cheeky” personality of the two-year-old.
Asked if the young child shared his father’s impudent nature, Prince Harry said: “Yes, I think so too. I always try to keep it. I think audacity is something that keeps you alive. ”
The Duke of Sussex also speaks candidly about the joy of fatherhood. You can find all his comments below:
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While the Duke of Sussex noted at one point that he did not know “how many people really feel at ease,” he spoke highly of his new life in California with Megan and their family.
“Sometimes I feel extremely calm,” he told Kotb.
He also discussed his mental health and his belief that there is a “light at the end of the tunnel for all”.
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Prince Harry also discussed the “protection” of his grandmother, the Queen, and the Duke once told Cott that during his surprise visit to the monarch, he wanted to make sure she was “protected” and had the right people around her. myself”.
The Duke of Sussex also spoke of their relationship, which he described as special, and said that “they are talking about things she can’t talk about with anyone else.”
Harry’s comments come after he claimed last year during an interview with Megan Markle and Oprah Winfrey that his grandmother was badly advised by people around her.
You can read more about the Duke’s comments below.
Chelsea Ritschel April 20, 2022 18:23
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Perhaps one of the most surprising parts of the interview was when Prince Harry chose to dismiss the question of whether he missed his brother Prince William and his father Prince Charles.
The moment he came to confirm that, like many others, he missed his family during the pandemic, he saw Prince Harry choose to discuss the importance of his Invictus family and his own family instead.
“For me, I’m here right now to focus on these guys and these families and give everything I can,” Harry told Invictus athletes and their families. “To make sure they have the experience for a lifetime.
“This is my focus here and then I leave here, I come back and my focus is my family, which I miss very much.”
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According to the Duke, who noted that his visit with the Queen is only the third time he has returned to the UK after moving to California with his wife Megan, he wants his grandmother to meet the couple’s daughter Lillibet.
However, Harry admitted that there were some “security issues” that prevented family members from meeting.
Prince Harry’s comments come amid his case against the UK Home Office for Police Protection, which is challenging the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee on the Protection of Royalties and Public Figures (Ravec), which he told the King, that he would no longer receive “the same degree” of personal protection when visiting the United States.
Chelsea Ritschel April 20, 2022 5:16 p.m.
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Elsewhere in the conversation, Prince Harry discussed his home and Megan Markle in California and how the United States has begun to feel “home.”
The couple moved to the United States after retiring as senior members of the royal family in March 2020. After initially moving to Canada, they moved to Los Angeles before settling in Montecito.
According to Prince Harry, California has felt at home since then, as he noted that the community welcomed him and his family with “open arms”.
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During the interview, Prince Harry spoke about some members of his family, including his late mother, Princess Diana.
When asked if he talked about his mother with his children, especially his two-year-old son Archie, the king said he did and that he and Megan had pictures of Diana around their home.
Chelsea Ritschel April 20, 2022 3:52 p.m.
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