{"id":2376017,"date":"2026-04-16T14:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376017"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:18:16","slug":"behind-prince-harrys-therapy-talk-is-a-man-who-wants-to-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/behind-prince-harrys-therapy-talk-is-a-man-who-wants-to-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind Prince Harry\u2019s therapy talk is a man who wants to serve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-test=\"article-body-text\">\n<p>This is <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/prince-harry-meghan-markle\/\">Harry and Meghan\u2019s<\/a> version of public duty, of service.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2026\/04\/13\/harry-and-meghan-australia-tour-not-self-promotion-exercise\/\">This ongoing tour of Australia<\/a>, which has one more day to go, has offered the clearest snapshot yet of the couple\u2019s modus operandi.<\/p>\n<p>We have seen how the Sussexes are reframing their role, with its all-important commitment to duty and service, to suit themselves and their expensive new lives running the Montecito branch of the House of Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>When the Duke and Duchess stepped back from royal duties, Elizabeth II made clear that they could not pursue the \u201chalf in, half out\u201d model they had proposed \u2013<strong> <\/strong>conducting public duties on behalf of the Crown while also making money.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cservice\u201d became a touchpoint when, in a statement released in 2021, following a 12-month review of their situation, the late Queen confirmed that the couple would not \u201ccontinue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In what proved to be a sign of things to come, the Sussexes snapped back: \u201cWe can all live a life of service. Service is universal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was telling, I thought, that the word came up again on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>During a short Q&amp;A on stage at the InterEdge leadership summit, the Duke described how, following the death of his mother, he decided he did not want this job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want this role, wherever this is headed. I don\u2019t like it. It killed my mum,\u201d he said. \u201cI was very much against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Harry and Meghan\u2019s version of public duty, of service. This ongoing tour of Australia, which has one more day to go, has offered the clearest snapshot yet of the couple\u2019s modus operandi. 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