{"id":2388562,"date":"2026-04-25T05:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2388562"},"modified":"2026-04-25T05:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:31:21","slug":"prince-harry-finally-reacts-to-ongoing-debate-over-his-royal-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-finally-reacts-to-ongoing-debate-over-his-royal-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry finally reacts to ongoing debate over his royal status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Prince Harry finally reacts to ongoing debate over his royal status<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince Harry has pushed back against the \u201cnot a working royal\u201d label, insisting he will \u201calways be part of the Royal Family\u201d despite stepping back from official duties.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <i>ITV <\/i>during his Ukraine trip on April 24, the Duke of Sussex was asked if he accepted being called a \u201cnon-working royal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No. I will always be part of the royal family,&#8221; Harry replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am here working doing the things that I was born to do,&#8221; he continued. <\/p>\n<p>The estranged royal mentioned, \u201cAnd, you know, I enjoy doing it. 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