Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are proud parents of two royally adorable children.

The couple, who were married in May 2018, welcomed their first child, son Archie Harrison, in 2019 while they were still senior members of the royal family. In January 2020, they stepped back from their duties and later moved to Santa Barbara, California, where they had a daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana, in June 2021

Prince Harry and Meghan retain their royal titles, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but they don’t use them in daily life or carry out work on behalf of the royal family. Instead, Harry and Meghan are focused on initiatives like their charitable work through the Archewell Foundation, with which they support access to education, women’s empowerment and fighting racial injustice.

While Harry and Meghan’s life at home with their kids in California is more relaxed than their previous routines as working royals, the Duke of Sussex has said that being parents of two is “definitely a juggle.”

Archie and Lili did not receive the titles of prince and princess when they were born because they were great-grandchildren of the monarch. Though Archie was entitled to the “courtesy title” of Earl of Dumbarton upon his birth, his parents chose not to give him a courtesy title at that time.

Meghan previously told Oprah Winfrey that she would have accepted a title for Archie at birth if it had offered him security and “meant he was going to be safe.”

“And it’s not our decision to make,” she said. “Even though I have a lot of clarity of what comes with the titles, good and bad … that is their birthright to then make a choice about.”

Once their grandfather King Charles became monarch, Archie and Lili were afforded the titles of prince and princess. The royal family’s official website was updated to reflect the children’s new titles of Prince Archie Harrison and Princess Lilibet Diana in March 2023.

Archie and Lili’s names were updated again in February 2024 when Harry and Meghan adopted Sussex as their family surname. Officially, their names are now Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

In his memoir Spare, Harry wrote that he hopes that his children will have a meaningful relationship with the royal family.

“I’ve said before that I’ve wanted a family, not an institution — so of course, I would love nothing more than for our children to have relationships with members of my family, and they do with some, which brings me great joy,” Harry explained further to PEOPLE in January 2023.

A month later, Harry told Good Morning America how “grateful” he is to be a dad.

“The kids are growing up like all kids do … very, very fast. They’ve both got an incredible sense of humor and make us laugh and keep us grounded every single day,” he told the outlet.

From the arrival of their firstborn to their low-key family life in California, here’s everything to know about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s two kids.

Harry and Meghan’s first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor, now Prince Archie of Sussex, was born on May 6, 2019, in London, England. “He has the sweetest temperament,” Meghan shared of her son while introducing the newborn to the world shortly after his birth. “He’s really calm.”

Meghan later revealed that the couple almost named their son Harrison before deciding on Archie, a shortened version of the name Archibald, meaning genuine and bold or brave. They instead made Harrison his middle name, which originated in the Middle Ages as a patronymic meaning “son of Henry” or “son of Harry.”

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When he was only 4 months old, Archie joined his parents on a visit to South Africa, where he met anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Meghan later shared that a fire broke out in the nursery where Archie was staying during the trip, and despite being “shaken” by the incident, the couple had to quickly leave their son for another scheduled engagement. Not long after the visit, Harry and Meghan announced their decision to step back from royal duties and split their time between the U.K. and North America.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Archie in South Africa in September 2019. HENK KRUGER/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK

Harry reflected on how his decision to step back from his royal duties to focus on being a father was particularly meaningful to him in light of his own mother’s experience raising children in the spotlight.

“I have no doubt that my mom would be incredibly proud of me. I’m living the life that she wanted to live for herself, living the life that she wanted us to be able to live,” Harry said in his docuseries The Me You Can’t See, co-created with Winfrey. “So not only do I know that she’s incredibly proud of me, but that she’s helped me get here. And I’ve never felt her presence more as I have done over the last year.”

On the show, Harry also revealed that there’s a picture of Princess Diana hanging in Archie’s nursery, and that one of his first words was “grandma,” after “mama,” “papa” and “crocodile.”

Harry and Meghan are also emphasizing the importance of moral character with their son. “When I talk to my son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up, some days it’s an astronaut, other days it’s a pilot — a helicopter pilot obviously,” he said at the opening of the 2022 Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemembers and veterans.

“But what I remind him is that no matter what you want to be when you grow up, it’s your character that matters most, and nothing would make his mum and me prouder than to see him have the character of what we see before us today.”

Meghan echoed this sentiment during an interview with The Cut in August 2022. “We always tell him: ‘Manners make the man. Manners, manners, manners, manners, manners,’ ” she explained.

The beautiful and the powerful of Hollywood circulated over ginger margaritas and spicy tuna bites on the rooftop of the Waldorf Astoria after the Emmy awards on Sunday night.

Guests included A-listers such as Kevin Costner, Brie Larson and Javier Bardem, influential bosses like David Zaslav of Warners, and rising stars including the actress Eve Hewson – Bono’s daughter.

The party was thrown by WME, the Hollywood talent agency whose biggest boss, Ari Emanuel, is the patron of all who gathered there. He out-clouted everyone present, and considering that last year he was paid $65 million (£49 million), he out-earns most of them, too.

Missing, though, was one of Emanuel’s most famous ­clients, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. She signed with him in April 2023 in what seemed to be a certain harbinger of some big-ticket commercial tie-ups and maybe more deals in entertainment to go alongside her ­existing Netflix gig. But – just three days after a ­brutal take-down in the usually placid industry bible The Hollywood Reporter, which labelled her as ‘Duchess Difficult’, neither she nor husband Prince Harry were showing their faces.

They weren’t nominated for any Emmys either – obviously.

Meghan has not made a TV show since Netflix’s incendiary Harry & Meghan documentary in 2022; Harry was a featured talking head in a documentary about his Invictus Games, which went out in 2023 to some of the lowest ratings of the year on Netflix.

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In a brutal take-down, the usually placid television industry bible The Hollywood Reporter has labelled Meghan ‘Duchess Difficult’

Whether they didn’t get an invite or declined to go, their attendance at the event would have made the couple appear at least sanguine in the wake of the article which talked about her working practices, saying she was ‘just terrible’, ‘a dictator in high heels’ and had ‘made grown men cry’.

However, for whatever reason, the pair stayed home.

It matters if you work in TV and don’t go to the Emmys. People notice and judge which rung of the ladder you are on accordingly.

One senior figure, who has watched Harry and Meghan’s progress in Hollywood with interest, said this week that they seem to be reaping the kind of ‘schadenfreude with extra venom’ at which the entertainment business excels.

He adds: ‘It was only a matter of time before the industry Press started taking shots. It’s hard to find anyone with a good word to say for their film and television credibility.’

The article in The Hollywood Reporter was published on September 12. Headed: Why Hollywood Keeps Quitting on Harry and Meghan, it was ostensibly about their chief of staff, Josh Kettler, leaving after only three months, as first revealed in this newspaper by Richard Eden in his diary pages.

It mentioned their woeful record in hanging onto staff with those leaving including Toya Holness, their global press secretary until 2022, Christine Weil Schirmer, who quit as Harry and Meghan’s PR head in 2021 and Keleigh Thomas Morgan of Sunshine Sachs who stopped looking after the couple around the same time. Others who have left include Catherine St-Laurent, once head of the Sussexes’ charity Archewell, Archewell COO Mandana Dayani; content chief Ben Browning and marketing chief Fara Taylor.

A source claimed to the ­Hollywood Reporter: ‘Everyone’s terrified of Meghan. She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice. They’re both poor decision-­makers, they change their minds frequently. Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.’

Another source said: ‘She’s ­absolutely relentless. She marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders. I’ve watched her reduce grown men to tears.’

The startling allegations – described by a source close to the couple as ‘inaccurate’ and ‘one-sided’ – recall the kerfuffle in 2018 over whether Meghan had bullied staff at Buckingham Palace. There was an investigation after complaints and concerns were raised, but its results have never been made public.

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Meghan has not made a TV show since Netflix’s incendiary Harry & Meghan documentary in 2022

Meghan strenuously denied the ­allegations and denounced them as part of a ­’calculated smear campaign’.

In all, the Hollywood Reporter article was just the kind of ­unflattering ‘hit piece’ which you might expect the talent agency WME to have strangled at birth for their client, Meghan. One senior Hollywood publicist tells me: ‘First of all, everyone industry-wide, EVERYONE reads The Hollywood Reporter. It’s really striking that WME did not stop this running.’

She adds: ‘WME normally – you would think – would have been threatening and denying access to other stars. Was this done here?

‘The only thing the Sussexes could rally with was ‘no comment at this time’ from a spokesman.’

And perhaps even worse it came only weeks after another take-down in an industry publication.

That was part of a feature about the ‘worst deals’ of the ‘peak TV period’ which ran on the Hollywood news website, Puck. Again, the site – run by former Hollywood Reporter editor Matt Belloni and with a quarter of a million subscribers – is a must-read in the industry.

Harry and Meghan’s reported $100 million Netflix deal (which runs out next September) was mentioned in the same breath as Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who signed a mega-deal with Amazon in 2019 that has yet to yield a single minute of ­television drama.

Published on August 20, it woundingly misspelled Archewell as ‘Archwell’.

Of Harry and Meghan it notes: ‘The streamer is not expected to renew its five-year, $100 million deal signed in 2020 . . . Meghan’s passion project, the animated kids show Pearl, had already been canceled’.

A senior producer says: ‘I don’t think mainstream Hollywood ever took them seriously. From day one Archewell felt to most industry onlookers more like a brand ­building exercise than a genuine production operation. Netflix were handing out vanity deals like candy at the time and so everybody just shrugged their shoulders and assumed their company wouldn’t get much done despite the generous backing.

‘But even Harry and Meghan ­naysayers would have been shocked at how little they’ve ­actually achieved.’

‘And in the more austere climate of the industry in 2024 when thousands of people have lost jobs and the entertainment industry economy is struggling, there’s now a genuine dislike and distrust towards them by some.’

All of which might make their handlers feel a little nervous about the fate of that cookery show which will embrace Meghan’s love of ‘gardening’, ‘entertaining’ and ‘friendship’ alongside recipes. It is as yet untitled.

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The Duchess signed with talent agent Ari Emanuel, pictured, in April 2023 in what seemed to be a certain harbinger of some big-ticket commercial tie-ups and more deals in entertainment

The show will mark a significant moment for Meghan as it’s also going to launch her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard (ARO). The brand was announced in April but so far there are no products and no announced partners. As with their efforts in TV production, it seems to be moving with glacial slowness.

All that has happened so far is that lawyers acting for the ­Duchess have sought to trademark the name and a logo for dozens of uses – and not been approved on various grounds.

Not, perhaps, the most promising start.

Netflix is understood to have offered to run the ARO brand for Meghan, which makes sense as it has huge experience of global marketing and merchandising. And Netflix boss Ted Sarandos, in London this week for the Royal Television Society conference, is a voice on her side. He said of Meghan: ‘I’ve been out with a lot of famous people before – the way that people react to Meghan is otherworldly.’

What are we to expect from Meghan’s cookery offering? The episodes are being directed by veteran Michael Steed, who worked with the revered chef Anthony Bourdain.

The show-runner with overall responsibility for it is yoga enthusiast Leah Hariton, who previously made Selena + Chef in 2020 featuring actress Selena Gomez. The shows are being produced for Netflix by The Intellectual Property Corporation, an off-shoot of Sony Pictures Television.

Archewell’s head of unscripted content, Chanel Pysnik, will be one of the executive producers, as will Meghan. Unusually, none of this information has been lodged with the production website IMDB, which is what you would expect to happen as standard.

It’s a very Meghan way of working – she likes to keep everything she can secret until the last possible moment.

Her working practices, according to a source with direct knowledge, are a little unorthodox. I’m told there is little separation between different projects and different arms of Archewell, so those involved in TV production can find themselves talking about charity work and vice versa.

Along with the desire for secrecy about projects, there is a passionate engagement with the manner and timing of any announcements. There are no offices – the couple take meetings at home, both often barefoot.

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Meghan’s lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, was announced in April but so far there are no products and no announced partners

There was at one point an office in Malibu but the lease expired during the pandemic. And yes, the source says that decision-making is ‘a problem’ for them.

For the cookery show, which will be accompanied by a cookbook, I hear Meghan is taking advice from model Chrissy Teigen, who’s made cookery shows and released cookbooks herself in the past.

She and Meghan seem to have become close – she was given some of the early batch of ARO jam that went to famous friends.

Others on Meghan’s side include Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner and comedian and TV host Ellen de Generes, probably one of her closest remaining friends in Hollywood. Another is make-up magnate Victoria Jackson, whose brand she plugged for free by wearing it at the ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) awards in July, where Harry won an award for his work with military veterans via the Invictus Games Foundation.

Meghan allowed her make-up artist and Ms Jackson to post on Instagram about it.

TV producer Tyler Perry, godfather to daughter Lillibet, also remains on side.

Some notable friends may have fallen away, though. The Clooneys, who attended their 2018 wedding, and hosted the couple in Lake Como the summer after, seem to have less connection to them nowadays.

Harry and Meghan were not seen at the Clooneys’ annual humanitarian awards in New York. They have also not been spotted at any parties thrown by their neighbour Oprah, who conducted that interview with the Sussexes back in 2021.

The Obamas haven’t been pictured with them for years – Harry and Michelle Obama were once close but the Sussexes were not guests at Barack’s star-studded 60th birthday party on Martha’s Vineyard in the summer of 2021.

Music producer David Foster was once spoken of as a ‘father figure’ for Harry, and his wife Katherine McPhee was at school with Meghan.

They had a number of double dates in 2020 but aren’t seen out with them any more and the couple weren’t among the talking heads on the Harry & Meghan documentary in 2022.

At the ESPY awards in August, Meghan wore a Staud dress, designed by Ari Emanuel’s wife Sarah Staudinger. It was a canny piece of flattery, but it’s clear that what she really needs now is a hit.

In a surprising yet amusing turn of events, Netflix has officially announced the release of their upcoming documentary series on polo.

Titled Polo, the series promises to offer an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of elite global polo players.

 

Netflix’s recent announcement of a new documentary series on polo has notably excluded Prince Harry from its promotional materials, raising eyebrows and fueling speculation about his perceived decline in relevance.

Despite his known ties to the sport, Harry’s absence from the promotional content has led observers to humorously suggest that this may be a strategic decision by Netflix to avoid potential backlash due to his controversial public image.

The documentary is set to offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at elite global polo, yet the omission of Harry from the promotional campaign contrasts sharply with his established connection to the sport.

This move has sparked discussions about his waning celebrity status and its implications for his public image.

Many commentators view this exclusion as a reflection of broader concerns about his current standing and the potential business risks associated with his involvement.

 

The decision to sideline Harry may be seen as a deliberate strategy by Netflix to navigate away from controversy and maintain audience support.

As the couple’s departure from royal duties continues to influence their public perception, this shift highlights the challenges Harry faces in retaining prominence.

The situation underscores a significant change in his status from a highly regarded figure to one who is now somewhat marginalized in the public eye.

There are rumours that the Duchess of Sussex could follow in her husband Prince Harry’s footsteps by releasing her own account of life in the Royal Family.

Meghan Markle could be ready to “take off the gloves” and share more about her life as a working member of the Royal Family in a new tell-all memoir, a source has said.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, quit life as a royal in 2020 with her husband Prince Harry and moved across the pond to America.

Despite saying they are happy in their Montecito mansion, this hasn’t stopped the pair from speaking out about the Royal Family and making a number of accusations in their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, their Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries and Harry’s memoir Spare.

Despite all this, a source close to the couple has said that Meghan could be set to reveal even more in a new tell-all memoir after the family were not invited to Balmoral this summer.

A source told Closer: “The talk among their friends is that it’s time to take the gloves off and do away with the diplomacy.

“There’s so much demand for Meghan to speak out, whether that’s in the form of another sit-down interview or even her own memoir. She has the potential to make an absolute fortune and clear up a lot of questions.”

The source said the memoir could be a “big tell-all from Meghan where she completely lays out her side of the story.”

The possibility comes just months after filmmaker Ulrike Grunewald, who is behind a controversial new Prince Harry and Meghan Markle documentary, told Express.co.uk exclusively that the Duchess of Sussex may use her diaries to write a memoir.

Grunewald said: “We know that Meghan kept a diary during her days in Great Britain but if she writes a book about it will people believe what she is telling?”

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, released early last year, was considered to be the final straw between him and his brother William after the memoir contained a number of accusations aimed at him.

Meghan could take a leaf out of her husband’s book (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)

Since the memoir was published, the brothers have not been on speaking terms, with William reportedly not set to call his brother on his 40th birthday tomorrow.

It is not certain whether Meghan will write a memoir or, if so, when it will be published.
Rumors continue to swirl about the possibility of Meghan Markle following in Prince Harry’s footsteps and releasing her own tell-all memoir. After stepping back from the royal family in 2020 and starting a new life in America with Prince Harry, there is anticipation for Meghan to share more about her experiences within the royal family.With the recent revelation that the couple was not invited to Balmoral this summer, speculation has grown that Meghan could be ready to “take off the gloves” and reveal more about her time as a working member of the Royal Family. Sources close to the couple suggest that there is a demand for Meghan to share her side of the story and potentially make a significant impact by addressing unanswered questions and clearing up misconceptions.The possibility of Meghan releasing a memoir comes on the heels of Prince Harry’s own memoir, Spare, which caused a rift between him and his brother, Prince William, due to the accusations made in the book. The tension between the brothers has reportedly escalated to the point where William is not expected to reach out to Harry on his 40th birthday.It remains to be seen whether Meghan will indeed write a memoir and if so, what revelations it may contain. As fans and critics alike wait for more information, the prospect of Meghan sharing her perspective through a tell-all book continues to intrigue and captivate audiences around the world.Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story and follow us for the latest information on Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and the royal family. Your support motivates us to continue providing valuable content for our readers.
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Carole’s son James has reflected on his testing time at school which left his mother distraught and his father lamenting the cost.

Carole was ‘reduced to tears’ over James’ exams (Image: Getty)

Carole Middleton was left “reduced to tears” as she became concerned about her son’s education, according to a new biography.

The concern came about as Carole and her husband Michael discussed whether their son James’s £32,000-a-year education was worth the sizeable fee they were paying.

James, who is Princess Kate’s younger brother, has told of how he had to retake an A-level chemistry course four times. He studied at the prestigious Marlborough College in Wiltshire, the same school his sisters Kate and Pippa went to.

In his memoir titled ‘Meet Ella’, James recalled how his mum was left distraught after his father said the private education was a “waste of money.”

He wrote: “Meanwhile, I do so badly in my final school exams that my poor mum is reduced to tears. Dad says my expensive education has been ‘a waste of money’.

Michael, James’ father, said the private education was a ‘waste of time’ (Image: Getty)

“After a year of resitting my A-levels, I scrape into Edinburgh University with the minimum permitted grades.” Speaking to The Times, James added: “Mum and Dad just wanted the best for me.”

The outlet added: “Today Middleton studiously avoids criticising his school or his beloved parents — he learnt valuable survival skills at Marlborough, he tells me.”

James says he sought happiness from his interest in nature and dogs as the pressure of school took its toll. He continued: “I was an outcast … alienated from my classmates. But dogs never judged me.

“Mum asked repeatedly if I wanted to bring friends home to stay at weekends. But truthfully all I wanted to do was to see Tilly.”

James had to retake his chemistry course four times (Image: Getty)

James eventually went to Edinburgh University to study Criminology, Environmental studies, and Geography modules.

He joked that he chose these because he was “pretty certain they would all be multiple choice”.

He then went on to fail his first-year exams. Reflecting on this, the Times added: “More crying from Mum, more exasperation from Dad, more solace from a dog, this time his own.”

Prince Harry arrived in New York on Sunday for a jam-packed visit supporting his patronages and causes he cares deeply about.

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Prince Harry spoke about the importance of mental wellness and climate action as he kickstarted his whirlwind solo trip to New York.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, took to the stage for a Diana Award event in Manhattan on Monday afternoon as part of the 14th Concordia Annual Summit.

The charity, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, was set up in honour of the Princess of Wales and works to create positive change for young people.

His wife Meghan Markle has stayed at home with their two children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three after she skipped a benefit organised by Kevin Costner on Saturday evening, leaving Harry to attend on his own.

At the panel event, Harry was joined by the charity’s chief executive Tessy Ojo and two winners of the Diana Legacy Award, Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang, 18, from Indonesia, and Christina Williams, 27, from Jamaica.

Wearing a gold Diana Award badge on the lapel of his dark suit, the King’s youngest son spoke about the importance of mental wellness at a panel event where participants talked about climate anxiety.

Discussing mental health, Harry said: “It affects every single one of us, from the top to bottom, from the youngest to the oldest.

“And I think you guys are leading the charge in hopefully being able to break down the stigma to be able to continue these conversations.”

He also suggested replacing the well-known phrase “mental health” with “mental fitness”.

The duke added: “I know that my mum would be incredibly proud of you guys, not just you, but all of the winners, and, Tessy – you’ve been in this for a very long time so thank you for that as well.

“But the way that you do it, your activism, your compassion, those two things are so true to how my mom led her life and what she believed in. And the way that you do it is incredible. So thank you.”

Prince Harry appeared nervous on stage (Image: Concordia)

Harry followed the panel discussion by attending an with the Halo Trust, the landmine clearance charity supported by Diana, and attending a private engagement with conservation group African Parks.

Harry arrived in New York on Sunday for a jam-packed visit supporting his patronages and causes he cares deeply about.

His trip started with a dinner organised by the World Health Organization on Sunday night, where he warmly greeted Queen Mathilde of Belgium and chatted with other dignitaries, UN Agency Heads at an event which focused on violence against children and its impact on mental health.

The duke, who celebrated his milestone 40th birthday a week ago, is forging ahead with his charity work after describing how fatherhood has given him a renewed sense of purpose to make “this world a better place”.

Tomorrow Harry will discuss finding solutions to global challenges with former US president Bill Clinton, his daughter Chelsea Clinton, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, US broadcaster Katie Couric and primatologist Jane Goodall.

Other events on Tuesday see the duke focus on Lesotho, the impoverished southern African country where he set up his Sentebale charity to support Aids orphans, and the Travalyst organisation, which aims to encourage the tourism sector to become more sustainable.

Prince Harry is away from his home of Montecito for eight days as he conducts a solo trip to the East Coast and the UK – but clearly, his family have been on his mind during his visits.

On Monday, the Duke of Sussex, 40, appeared on stage in New York to discuss mental health and climate change with two young winners of a legacy award given in Princess Diana‘s memory.

But before taking to the platform, the King’s youngest son FaceTimed his wife, Meghan Markle, 43, and their children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, according to People magazine.

The publication wrote that Harry reportedly showcased the room to his family, giving them a little tour of the hotel space before taking part in the 14th Concordia Annual Summit in support of The Diana Award.

‘Backstage, he was actually calling Meghan. I thought that was just so sweet, and it helped humanise him,’ Diana Legacy Award winner Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang, 18, who joined Harry for the panel discussion on mental health, told the publication.

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Prince Harry is away from his home of Montecito for eight days as he conducts a solo trip to the East Coast and the UK – but clearly, his family (pictured) have been on his mind during his visits

‘He made sure we had no nerves at all… He is just so kind-hearted. Not only was he helping us get comfortable with speaking on stage, but he comforted us after as well,’ added the award recipient.

Harry, who cracked his knuckles and looked nervous as he sat down on stage, spoke of the importance of mental wellness at the event, where participants talked about their climate anxiety.

He personally interviewed Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang from Indonesia and Christina Williams from Jamaica, who received The Legacy Award in memory of Princess Diana, joking: ‘For some reason I’ve been given the microphone to ask the questions.’

He told them: ‘I applaud you for having the confidence to be on this stage. I know my mother would be incredibly proud of you guys. Your activism is true to how my mother lived her life.’

Harry, wearing a navy suit and tie with a Diana Award pin on his lapel, asked: ‘Do you feel like leaders and people in positions of power are listening to you?’, adding that he wanted the The Diana Award to help their campaigning to tackle climate change and bring influence around the world.

And when asked what gives him hope for the future he said: ‘I have said it before years ago and I’ll say it again. The younger generation is what gives me hope. The courage you have gives me hope.

‘Everyone of us needs courage to move the dial in this world, probably more than ever. We need to listen and act on what you say because it is your future that will be stolen and that is unacceptable’.

The Duke of Sussex is away from Montecito for the next eight days and went to a California benefit organised by Kevin Costner on Saturday, without his American wife.

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On Monday, the Duke of Sussex, 40, appeared on stage in New York to discuss mental health and climate change with two young winners of a legacy award given in Princess Diana ‘s memory

Prince Harry cracks his knuckles on stage in New York

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Harry interviewed Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang from Indonesia and Christina Williams from Jamaica, who received The Legacy Award in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales

Prince Harry: Princess Diana ‘would be proud’ of you

Before his attendance at Monday’s event, the night before Harry was seen greeting Queen Mathilde of Belgium, actor Forest Whitaker, several UN Agency Heads, and other dignitaries, for an event to honour survivors of childhood violence.

All are in New York for the UN General Assembly, which kicked off Monday morning in Manhattan.

Officials from countries like Sweden, Colombia, Zimbabwe, Georgia, Canada, Iceland, and Brazil were also present, as were survivors of child abuse to discuss the important issue.

Also in attendance were high-profile figures like Whitaker and Shudu Musida, who, along with the survivors, helped pen an open letter last week demanding urgent action from world leaders to end violence against children.

This comes ahead of the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, which is set to take place in Colombia in November.

Signatories of the letter included Harry, Mathilde, and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, who was seen conversing with the Duke of Sussex and actor at length during the event.

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Prince Harry is seen greeting Queen Mathilde of Belgium during a high-level dinner on ‘Violence against children and its impact on mental health’ in New York City with WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in the background

The young winners of legacy award given in Diana’s memor

The Belgian royal spoke to the crowd as well, urging for more to be done to help kids facing corporal punishment, bullying, online violence and sexual abuse.

Other forms of violence singled out by the group include gang violence, child marriage and child labour.

Meghan, meanwhile, was nowhere to be seen, after championing efforts designed to halt online bullying earlier this summer.

The gathering came a day after Harry attended Kevin Costner ‘s charity concert at his beachfront estate solo, all the way across the country in California while Meghan was said to be ‘sick.’

Prince Harry made a solo appearance at the Santa Barbara One805Live! annual charity event for first responders organised by Hollywood actor Kevin Costner – and a body language expert believes despite being without Meghan Markle, he looked like a Hollywood star

Prince Harry showed he was “in his element” as he took to the stage solo at a charity event where Meghan Markle was noticeably absent, according to an expert.

The Duke of Sussex made an appearance at Santa Barbara One805Live!, which is organised by Hollywood actor Kevin Costner and celebrates the heroic actions of first responders. During his time at the awards, Harry presented an award to a fellow helicopter pilot and rubbed shoulders with some of the other stars attending.

Both he and Meghan attended last year’s event and many had hoped the Duchess would accompany her husband to this year’s awards – but she was reportedly sick and was unable to attend.

But despite being there on his own, body language expert Judi James believes Harry revelled in the limelight. She told the Mirror : “Harry’s body language here suggests that he is totally in his element and delighted to be soaking up or even surfing the on-stage adulation from the A-list audience like a star of the show.

“His open jacket; his gleefully beaming smile at the audience, and that cheeky, knowing, thumbs-up gesture all suggest he is in full show-boating mode here, like some of his ‘rock star’ style appearances on stage when he first arrived in the US.

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“While the two award recipients stand together looking tentative, Harry is in full splay mode, stretching an arm out to grab one man on the shoulder in a very informal display of recognition. His hand mic, that signal of who is in charge, is held high to his face, which is turned upward and away, with his head tilted and his chest puffed to suggest a moment of complete confidence during this solo outing.

“In 2023, Harry and Meghan were seen at this event in a series of awkward-looking poses from Harry and a tricky microphone moment from Meghan, but this year his status and level of involvement looks clearer and his mic management far more adept.”

Harry’s appearance at the awards came just hours before he jetted to New York, where last night, he had a run-in with royalty – but again Meghan was noticeably absent. Harry has embarked on a solo trip to the Big Apple, where he is due to speak at several high-profile events that coincide with the United Nations General Assembly. On arriving in the city, he last night joined a dinner hosted by the World Health Organisation.

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There Harry was seen rubbing shoulders with the likes of Queen Mathilde of Belgium and the Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker at the event to honour survivors of childhood violence.

During Harry’s stay in New York this week, he is set to appear at several major events. Later today, he will be at a summit organised by the Concordia organisation to talk about the Diana Award, named after his late mother Princess Diana, which honours young leaders.

Meanwhile tomorrow, he will appear at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. The Foundation was founded by former US president Bill Clinton and supported by his wife former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and their daughter Chelsea, with the theme of this year’s gathering of political, business and philanthropic leaders called “What’s Working”.

During his appearance at the meeting, Harry plans to discuss the launch of The Archewell Foundation Parents’ Network, an initiative supporting parents whose children have suffered or died due to online harm. He will also address his nonprofit’s collaboration with the World Health Organization and others to end violence against children, an issue he and his wife Meghan outlined on their recent trip to Colombia.

Prince Harry pledged his support to end the use of landmines across the globe, an emotional issue that was also supported by his mother Princess Diana who famously walked through a field packed with the explosives

Prince Harry has been praised for his “leadership, heart” and for continuing Princess Diana’s legacy.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, arrived in New York City for an event supporting The HALO Trust earlier today. The charity, which operates in more than 30 countries and territories, works to clear landmines as well as other dangerous debris left behind during the course of wars.

It came to global attention when the late Diana famously walked through an active landmine zone in Angola in 1997, and she went on to call for an international ban of the weapons.

US Democrat Senator for Delaware Chris Coons praised the prince for continuing his mother’s legacy at the event. Following Harry’s speech for the charity, he said: “Prince Harry thank you for your leadership, for your heart, for your vision, for sustaining the legacy of your mother, and for inspiring a whole new generation around the world to be engaged in this critical work against the scourge of land mines.”

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Diana’s legacy was referred to at the event where Harry appeared very emotional. He said his mother’s legacy was a serious responsibility.

“As you know, The Halo Trust work in Angola meant a great deal to my mother,” he said, according to People. “Carrying on her legacy is a responsibility that I take incredibly seriously.”

He then reflected on his own visit to the African country several years ago, adding: “Much has changed in my life and the world since 2019 when I first visited.”

“In those five years, I’ve become a father for the second time. And while you don’t need children to have a stake in the future of our planet, I do know that my mother would have been horrified that anyone’s children or grandchildren would live in a world still infested with mines.”

Prince Harry retracted Diana’s footsteps at the same site in 2019 during a tour with his wife Meghan Markle and their son Prince Archie. The same landmine field had since become a thriving community complete with “The Diana Tree” which marked to spot where she was photographed.

The Duke of Sussex used his time to highlight the Halo Trust’s mission and pledged to make the world landmine-free by 2025 during a speech at Kensington Palace in 2017.

The Duke of Sussex spoke at an event in New York hosted by the Halo Trust, a charity which works to clear landmines and other explosive devices which was closely associated with Princess Diana

Prince Harry told how Princess Diana would be “horrified” to think that children are still dying from mines, as he showed support for a charity closely associated with his mum.

The Duke of Sussex, who celebrated his 40th birthday on September 15, has attended an event in New York hosted by the Halo Trust, a charity which primarily works to clear landmines and other explosive devices left behind by conflicts.

The Halo Trust rose to prominence in 1997 after Harry’s mum, Diana, memorably walked through an active minefield in Angola as she called for an international ban.

And the humanitarian group now states that “countless thousands of lives” have been saved since the ban did come into place following Diana’s visit. Harry has previously spoken about how he wanted to continue his mother’s work which he feels was “unfinished” due to her death.

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And when the work done by Diana was mentioned at the event in New York, Harry said: “Carrying on her legacy is a responsibility that I take incredibly seriously.”

Then discussing his own life since his trip to Angola five years ago he talked about how plenty has changed since then with his family leaving the UK for the United States where he currently lives in California and he became a father for a second time.

“Much has changed in my life and the world since 2019 when I first visited,” said Harry, reported People. “In those five years, I’ve become a father for the second time. And while you don’t need children to have a stake in the future of our planet, I do know that my mother would have been horrified that anyone’s children or grandchildren would live in a world still infested with mines.”

Harry previously told former rugby player Gareth Thomas in a podcast interview: “I think once you get to meet people and you see the suffering around the world, you can’t turn, I certainly can’t turn, my back on that. Then add in the fact that my mum’s work was unfinished, I feel obligated to try and continue that as much as possible.”

He admitted he “could never fill her shoes” because of “what she did and what she stood for and how vocal she was about this issue.” Five years ago, Harry echoed his mother’s words in a speech calling for action to clear Angola of landmines. The prince urged leaders not to leave the work “half done” as he described landmines “a humanitarian issue, not a political one.”

Diana famously wore a protective visor and vest to visit a minefield cleared by the Halo Trust in the wartorn country, just months before her death in 1997. Images of her visit prompted mine clearing efforts worldwide.

In a speech at a Chatham House Africa Programme event in London in June 2019 Harry talked about the iconic moment. He said: “I was told just the other day of the positive transformation in Huambo since my mother walked that minefield all those years ago. What is less well-known is the impact landmines can have on conservation and wildlife, and therefore the economy.”