Prince Harry's autobiography hit bookshelves in January 2023 and has since had record-breaking success. The memoir entitled "Spare" has exceeded expectations as well as other publishing biggest sellers, selling 1.43 million copies to date.
The Prince is actually named Henry Charles Albert David but was given the name Harry by his mother, the late Princess Diane.
In an interview with Oprah, Harry recently spoke about feeling trapped within the royal family system. In September 2022, Harry and Meghan joined other royal family members for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London, England.
It may be surprising that Prince Harry is 5th in line for the British throne. King Charles III is the current sovereign. William, Prince of Wales, is first in line and is followed by his three children.
Although they were married officially in Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were actually married before this in a more intimate backyard ceremony. The official event was somewhat less intimate, with 2200 members of the public, and the royal family all in attendance.
Not the likeliest of friendships. The Prince and the former U.S. President are pictured here at the Invictus games 2017 in Toronto, sharing a joke as they watch a wheelchair basketball game.
Harry has always had an adventurous side, and in 2013 he took part in a 200-mile trekking expedition to the South Pole. Alongside the Prince, wounded servicemen and women from across the British Commonwealth took part.
Now an established and well-known sporting event, the Invictus Games were launched by Prince Harry in 2014 at the Copper Box Arena in London. Funding for the project came from The Royal Foundation, a charity founded by Prince Harry and his brother William. As a veteran himself, the Games remain very close to Harry's heart.
Prince Harry served in the British military for ten years and was surprisingly in combat on the front lines in Afghanistan. During his service, Harry proudly flew Apache helicopters. Prince Harry is pictured here returning from the base after spending ten weeks on active duty in Afghanistan in 2008. Harry held the rank of Second Lieutenant and was deployed to Afghanistan with his Blues and Royals Household Cavalry Regiment.
Harry has often spoken openly about his struggles with mental health. In his interview In The Me You Can't See, he told Oprah that he wants to use his fame to help others with mental health struggles.
From early on, Meghan and Prince Harry bonded over their passion for Human Rights. The couple pictured at the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at the New York Hilton.
Like other members of the British royal family, Harry or Henry Charles Albert David of Wales has no official surname. Descendants of the monarch use Mountbatten-Windsor, when required.
In his memoir Spare, Harry spoke about his last conversation with his mother at the tender age of 12, on the day of her fatal accident.
Prince Harry found himself in hot water on a few occasions during his youth, but one of the most regrettable was a visit to rehab after experimenting with substances.
In the days of better relations between the brothers, Harry even helped to organise William and Kate's wedding festivities.
Prince Harry has been making regular visits to the African Continent since his youth, which he affectionately calls his second home, even proposing to Meghan on a camping trip to Botswana. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a royal tour to South Africa in 2019.
Prince Harry has been involved in a variety of charity projects and is proud to follow in his mother's footsteps. He has set up a charity, Sentebale (which means "forget me not"), that helps children impacted by HIV and poverty. During the five-day tour of Africa in 2019, Prince Harry walked through a minefield to see the work of landmine clearance charity the Halo Trust.
Harry has also revealed that he struggled a lot to deal with the passing of his mother, even into his thirties, but seems to have found happiness with Meghan.
When asked when he knew that Meghan was the one, Harry responded, "The very first time we met." The couple were set up on a blind date and went on to make their relationship official in November 2016. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are pictured here during the official photocall to announce their engagement.
Okay, so this is not such a secret, and the contents of his book Spare have been making headlines for weeks. Prince Harry's remarkable candour has met mixed reviews.
Prince Harry's wild-child ways made him a hot topic in the media. Despite a temporary calm, his name frequently resurfaced in tabloids for all the wrong reasons. Notably, he posed in a Nazi uniform in 2005 and was photographed naked in Las Vegas in 2012. His rebellious behavior started early, with drinking at 12 and smoking at eight. At Eton, he hosted wild parties in King Charles' country house, dubbed "Club H."
