THE HAGUE, Netherland – Prince Harry is talking about life back home and his recent surprise visit to Queen Elizabeth II, saying that he and his wife, Meghan, had tea with the monarch and share good laughs.
“It was a real pleasure to strike up a conversation with her,” Harry told NBC’s “Today” show in an interview that aired Wednesday. “She’s in great form. She’s always had a great sense of humour to me.”
Harry and Megan visited the queen at Windsor Castle on Thursday in their first joint visit to the UK since they gave up their official royal roles and moved to the US more than two years ago.
Harry said like many working parents, he and his wife find it difficult to separate work and parenting – they have two children, Archie, almost 3 years old and Lilibet 10 months – in epidemic. “Archie spends more time interrupting our Zoom calls than anyone else,” he said, adding that he also “helps us get rid of them, which is a good thing.”
The couple visited Harry’s 95-year-old grandmother on her way to the Netherlands for the Invictus Olympics. Harry is the founder and patron of an international sports competition for wounded veterans.
Harry said he wanted to return to the UK with his children for the queen’s upcoming platinum celebrations, but warned that “security issues” could get in the way. “I don’t know yet. There’s a lot more, with the security issues and everything,” said Harry, adding that he was “trying so I could let my kids see her.”
Harry is suing the UK government for refusing to let him pay private police protection when he arrives in the UK His lawyers say Harry wants to bring his children back to visit his hometown but that is not too risky without police protection.
Harry and Meghan, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stepped down as senior working royals and moved to Santa Barbara, California, in 2020, citing their inability to withstand the pressure of their role. surnames and the racist attitudes of the British media.
“Home for me now – for the time being – is in the United States,” he said. “We were welcomed with open arms. I mean, it has such a great community in Santa Barbara.”
Harry made solo trips to the UK to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip, in April 2021 and to unveil a statue of his late mother Princess Diana last July .
He says he’s enjoying being a father: “I’ve always wanted to have kids of my own, and now I’ve got two young children that I’m responsible for.”
He also said he finds himself thinking about his late mother more: “I feel her presence in almost everything that I do now. But certainly more than ever in two years. past, no question. So she’s watching us.”
