Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle walked away from their duties as senior working members of the British royal family in 2020. But, according to Harry, he thought about leaving decades prior.
“I was like, ‘I don’t want this job. I don’t want this role — wherever this is headed, I don’t like it,’” Harry, 41, said in conversation at the InterEdge Summit in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, April 16, according to a report by PA Media, per People. “It killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years.”
He added, “Eventually I realized, ‘Well, hang on. If there was somebody else in this position, how would they be making the most of this platform and this ability and the resources that come with it to make a difference in the world?’”
“And also, what would my mum want me to do? And that really changed my own perspective,” Harry said.
Princess Diana tragically died in a car accident in Paris in August 1997. Harry was just 12 years old at the time.
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“In my experience, loss is disorienting at any age. Grief does not disappear because we ignore it,” the Duke of Sussex reportedly said during his address at the event. “Experiencing that as a kid while in a goldfish bowl under constant surveillance, yes, that will have its challenges. And without purpose, it can break you.”
In January 2020, less than two years after marrying the former Suits actress, 44, the couple announced their plans to step back from their royal duties. They have since relocated to California, where they raise their two children, Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4.
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