{"id":2375654,"date":"2026-04-16T08:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2375654"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:45:13","slug":"royals-prince-harry-is-set-on-proving-hes-not-simply-another-aimless-royal-in-exile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-prince-harry-is-set-on-proving-hes-not-simply-another-aimless-royal-in-exile\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals: Prince Harry is set on proving he\u2019s not simply another aimless royal in exile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T18:27:28+10:00\">April 16, 2026<!-- --> \u2014 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esmrVF\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has attacked social media companies for failing to protect children from harm, and for deliberately designing their platforms to draw in young people, knowing they are not safe.<\/p>\n<p>The prince, speaking at the InterEdge Pyschological Safety Summit in Melbourne on Thursday, congratulated Australia for adopting new laws aimed at locking children out of social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/6640f19ca3ffab584cc90701c59e1e7af50e98d4, 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7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Prince Harry speaking at the InterEdge Summit in Melbourne on April 16, 2026.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Geoff Webb<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This was \u201cwhat leadership looks like in practice, stepping in to protect young people where platforms failed to act despite knowing full well of the dangers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But the laws should not have been necessary, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cToo many of these platforms are not designed with safety in mind. They\u2019re designed for engagement, to draw people in, to keep them there, to shape behaviour.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/victoria\/bit-of-excitement-harry-and-meghan-delight-crowds-on-day-one-of-their-australian-tour-20260414-p5zntg.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex pose for a selfie with children and their families during a visit to the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2258001122160961%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_207%2C$y_34\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/99b1663c01b448276578c72271d1b3b9df0283ce 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd we know these companies have the capability to understand who their users are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can target young people with extraordinary precision, but when it comes to protecting those same young people, we are told that it\u2019s too difficult, too complex, that it can\u2019t be done,\u201d the duke said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat contradiction should concern all of us because if a platform is capable of targeting a child, it is surely capable of protecting them, and if it is not doing so that is not a failure of technology. It is a failure of responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Prince Harry\u2019s address made clear he was on a mission to prove he was not simply another aimless royal in exile, but a man with a serious message about mental health.<\/p>\n<p>He presented a deeply personal view of his own mental health challenges, stretching back to childhood when he was plunged into grief following the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>He startled some members of the audience when he confessed that when he was invited to speak at the summit, \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure whether I was expected to speak as someone who, despite everything, has their shit together, or as someone who, despite what it may look like, actually doesn\u2019t have his shit together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But he said he was struck by something quite simple: that while his experiences may be unusual, most people weren\u2019t sure how to deal with the feelings that everyone experiences \u2013 loss, love, failure, success, birth, death and disappointment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Ignoring abnormal experiences, he said, did not make anyone stronger. Rather it just delayed the crash, and something that could have been addressed early became something much bigger and much harder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I\u2019m being so open with you, there have been many times when I felt overwhelmed. Times when I felt lost, betrayed or completely powerless, times when the pressure externally and internally felt constant, and times when, despite everything going on, I started short, pretending everything was OK so as not to get anyone down,\u201d he told the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex kicked off their visit to Australia at the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital on Tuesday. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a603df2541763ff49636288bb006b24b00e67f14 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex kicked off their visit to Australia at the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital on Tuesday. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Jason South<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor me, one of the biggest shifts came when I realised that asking for help isn\u2019t a weakness, it\u2019s very much a form of strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He likened the support needed by individuals suffering mental distress with the preparations that Australia undertakes to deal with bushfires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cEach year, tens of thousands of wildfires are fought across this land, and what stands out is not just the scale of those challenges, but the preparation behind it: training, readiness, support systems and understanding that resilience is not just built in a moment of crisis,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s built long before. Mental fitness works the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prince\u2019s Australian tour of public appearances and speeches promoting mental health for ex-military personnel, for better fatherhood and now psycho-social safety, is a much more proactive approach to post-royal life than other royals in exile, past and present.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Edward VIII and Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson in 1953.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.32%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_176%2C$y_287\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/eca01607d8e8c15e9a7c10ca8c9292a9e400fa9f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>King Edward VIII and Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson in 1953.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bridgeman Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His grand-uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne because he was thwarted in his desire to marry Wallis Simpson, an American who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second.<\/p>\n<p>Edward and Wallis lived the high, indolent life of wealthy socialites for many years in Paris, where Edward sulked and waited in vain to be invited back to England. Apart from infamously mixing with Nazis, serving for a short period as governor of the Bahamas, hosting movie stars at their Paris villa and being feted as fashion plates, they offered little of lasting worth to the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>The currently disgraced royal outcast, Harry\u2019s uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor \u2013 previously Prince Andrew, Duke of York, until his past with the late Jeffrey Epstein caught up with him \u2013 currently lives in exile on the Sandringham estate of his brother, King Charles III.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are presenting themselves as in another class altogether, despite their slightly awkward status after walking away from royal life in 2022, and thus having to present their trip to Australia as \u201cnot a royal tour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the British media sniffily describe their visit as a back-door royal tour combined with money-making deals.<\/p>\n<p>But the one-time leader of the federal opposition, Brendan Nelson, wasn\u2019t having any of that when he effusively introduced Harry to the summit audience as \u201ca father, humanitarian, mental health advocate, environmentalist [who] dedicates his adult life to the causes about which he feels passionate, to make a permanent difference to people and places\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry, I also say to you, as an Australian, we\u2019re bloody proud now,\u201d said Nelson.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Get the day\u2019s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=pm&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=newsletters\">Sign up to receive our Evening Edition newsletter.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 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