Prince Harry has been doing many jobs in the last few years, but before that, he hasn’t always just been a Royal.
HIGHLIGHTS
Prince Harry’s experience working as a cowboy during his gap year shows that he has a desire for a more ordinary life outside of royal duties and responsibilities.
His time in the army, where he served for ten years and rose to the rank of captain, played a significant role in shaping his character and led to the creation of The Invictus Games.
Since leaving the royal family, Prince Harry and Meghan have been actively involved in various projects and business ventures to support their lifestyle and security, including becoming celebrity commissioners and establishing their production company.
The British Royal Family isn’t exactly known for being down-to-earth when it comes to their jobs. Where most people might work in office jobs or in schools or hospitals, the Royals tend to go out and meet the people who work in those jobs, without actually having to do the work themselves.
That plus the fact that they live in palaces, it’s a struggle for most ordinary people to be able to relate to them. However, there is one family member who once worked a bit more of a normal job that might make people able to relate to him in particular more. That person is Prince Harry.
Prince Harry Worked As A Cowboy
Given that Prince Harry was part of the cause behind ‘Megxit’, where he and his wife Meghan Markle left the UK for the US and therefore ended up leaving their places in The Royal Family at the same time, it likely comes as no surprise that Harry is the Royal who has worked a more normal job compared to the rest of the family.
But aside from Megxit, what may be more surprising is what Prince Harry was doing prior to all of this and outside his life in The Royal Family. It’s always been clear from his point of view that the Royal way of life isn’t for him, which is perhaps why in his younger years, Harry decided to get work as a cowboy.
This happened when he was 19 and on a gap year after having finished his school exams. During this gap year, he spent three months in Queensland, Australia on a ranch, where he worked as a cowboy — something that is very far removed from Royal life.
However, the fact that his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth, was a big fan of horses and had been riding them from the age of three through to the later years of her life, it might not be all that big of a surprise that Harry decided to take a much more regular job during this time working with horses.
However, it wasn’t just horses that he was responsible for, as he was working with quite a few different animals. He was responsible for handling cattle, and he would even have to repair and maintain fences to ensure they didn’t break, therefore allowing the animals to escape.
This was likely the ideal job for Prince Harry as, just like his grandmother, he is used to riding horses and is also quite a keen polo player.
He did go to a rodeo in Texas, which surprised many, given that Meghan has a big stance on animal rights, and even persuaded him against participating in the annual Boxing Day with his family when she spent her first Christmas with them in 2017.
This more than likely brought back plenty of memories of his time as a cowboy during his gap year, although he was a spectator this time and didn’t participate in the event.
Prince Harry Served In A Regiment In The Army
Another time in his life that Harry looks back on fondly is one that he was involved with for a little bit longer than his cowboy days, and that was his time in the army.
He spoke about this time in his memoir, Spare, which was believed to be a major security threat at the time due to some of the details of his time in the military that were shared. Harry even detailed the number of killings he made during his time in Afghanistan, but thankfully, the perceived threats didn’t become reality.
Harry spent ten years in the army and was eventually able to rise to the role of captain. It was also due to his military role that he decided to create The Invictus Games in 2014 for sick, injured, and wounded military and veteran personnel, a role that he takes great pride in.
He, perhaps controversially, had some of his military titles taken off him by the Queen as a result of Megxit, however, nothing can take away the time he spent in this role that helped build his character.
What Has Prince Harry Done Since Leaving The Royal Family?
It’s safe to say that Meghan and Harry have been doing a lot, especially in terms of work, since they left The Royal Family. After all, they still need to fund their lifestyle, especially their security, either for when they are in America, the UK, or anywhere else in the world.
In 2021, Prince Harry was announced as a celebrity commissioner for an American study that was looking into the misinformation that is spread across social media.
They also make their money through their production company, Archewell Inc., and have signed multi-million dollar deals with Netflix and Spotify (though they lost the latter).
