Prince Harry: The journey from rebel to exemplary family man – and back!

Prince Harry is a rebel by nature. Even the name he bears is not the one he was given at birth. The full name of the sixth in line to the throne is Henry Charles Albert David, or Prince Henry for short. However, the Queen’s grandson has never liked the name Henry and prefers not to use it at all. Even at the age of 37, he became a life rebel, a man whose eccentric deeds are discussed (and condemned) by the whole world.

Prince Harry is the second son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. The boy was born on September 15, 1984 and became the third heir to the throne (today Harry is already in sixth place, where he was displaced by William’s children George, Charlotte and Louis). Harry grew up as a naughty but very charming child, so he was forgiven a lot.

Parents adored their youngest son and allowed him to be, unlike William, a modest and sensible boy.

Princess Diana tried to bring the royal family closer to the people, so she insisted that her children did not receive individual education, but studied in a regular school and could communicate with their peers. So in 1987 Harry went to Catherby School and after 5 years he moved to Ludgrove School where his older brother studied.

Childhood is the happiest period. And for Harry and William, that was exactly the case, as their mother did her best to ensure that the boys enjoyed life. Lady Dee tried to spend a lot of time with her sons: they traveled together, regularly went to London’s water park and amusement park, often went for walks or bike rides.

When Princess Diana died, Prince Harry was only 12 years old. His mother’s death knocked the brothers down, but while the tragedy forced William to grow up, his younger brother turned from a lovable bully into a brawler.

The queen’s grandmother and father were tearing their hair out, not knowing how to stop Harry from self-destructing. After Prince Charles caught his son using marijuana, he acted decisively: Harry was sent to a drug clinic, where he saw with his own eyes what this path leads to, and the desire for illegal substances evaporated without a trace.

Unfortunately, the problem did not end there: the prince switched to another kind of entertainment – parties and burning the money of the royal court. In 2005, he embarrassed himself by coming to a party dressed with a fascist swastika, and this happened on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day… Oh, and there was a scandal.

His Highness did not learn from his mistakes then, and a year later he got into a scandal again: he called one of his colleagues the word Paki, denoting a person of Pakistani origin negatively, the other – a rag. This is the name of people who wear scarves and turbans because of their religion. Fortunately, the story did not continue, but it undermined the reputation of the royal palace.

Harry was criticized for his inhumane attitude towards animals: his photo with a gun and a dead buffalo lying next to him spread across the newspapers, and the whole country discussed the case when the prince cut a horse with a spur while playing polo and continued to fight for victory, the whole country discussed several days.

The party in Las Vegas was the icing on the cake. The network got “naked” pictures of Harry harassing some girl running around the house with a pool cue. Afterwards, the prince had to publicly apologize for his behavior and undermining the reputation of the royal court. But the hooligan was lucky again: colleagues and the military from different countries supported Harry by posting their “naked” photos on the web.

Harry felt no small weakness for girls. The prince changed his chosen ones like gloves. The paparazzi repeatedly caught him kissing unknown girls (and he attacked the press in response). In those years, his girlfriend was Chelsea Davey: despite the fact that the girl closed her eyes to the adventures of her lover to the left, she was not ready to officially become part of the royal family. And with the words “This life is not for me”, Chelsea left Harry in 2009.

The prince did not mourn and without missing a single skirt enjoyed his freedom. In 2013, Harry began an affair with Cressida Bonas, but a year later, after several breakups, the couple finally broke up.

And then she appeared – Meghan Markle. Her love and care filled the void in Harry’s heart, and just a few months later, in the fall of 2016, the prince knew for sure: Megan is the one he wants to spend his whole life with. However, the engagement was not announced until a year later. According to rumors, the queen herself prevented the creation of a family, but eventually relented and blessed the lovers to marry.

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Since then, the rebel and the tyrant have alternated. Prince Harry has become a diligent member of the royal family who is concerned not only with his own well-being.

Already in 2017, the prince admitted: he really destroyed himself from the inside, because he could not cope with the pain of losing his mother. “All these years I kept saying ‘I’m fine’ to everything and William kept saying it wasn’t possible and I needed the help of a psychotherapist. But it took me almost 20 years to realize this need myself,” he said.

Finally, the prince began to direct his energy to a good cause. The army also helped to realize that he had lived badly: Harry saw with his own eyes what poverty, orphanhood, hunger were. The Queen’s grandson took up charity work and tried, like his late mother and grandmother, to devote all his love and care to the cause.

Harry was no less changed by the birth of his nephew, Prince George. Will’s younger brother loved the child and his heart slowly thawed. It seems that for the first time he felt part of a large and friendly family, he wanted to create the same one – his own.

Markle has (intentionally or unknowingly) taken on the role of both the prince’s girlfriend and his mother. Her caresses, warmth and care finally brought him back to life, he felt happy like never before. Megan became the center of the universe for Harry.

Their wedding in May 2018 was not only the most expensive, but also the most discussed. People couldn’t believe that yesterday’s brawler and prankster was turning into a family man. And yet it was so. The news about Megan’s pregnancy was not long in coming. In May 2019, the couple had their first child, son Archie.

Photos in which the entire royal family is gathered could not rejoice. From the pictures, a large and friendly family was smiling at us. At least it seemed that way…

At the end of 2019, rumors spread that the relationship of the members of the royal family left much to be desired: they say that Harry is quarreling with William, Kate cannot get along with Megan, and the Queen is torn by two fires. At the beginning of 2020, completely unimaginable headlines appeared on the web: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex want to give up the royal palace.

“Well, no,” many thought at the time, yet there is no smoke without fire. A few weeks later, the rumors were confirmed by an official statement from Megan and Harry. The couple left the crown, resigned their powers and moved to the United States.

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They say that until the very last moment, the queen-grandmother could not believe that her grandson would treat her like this, and even gave him a year to return. But he stayed. In addition, together with Megan, he gave an overwhelming interview to Oprah Winfrey, after which Elizabeth II. she could not recover for a long time. The British also blame Harry for the death of Prince Philip.

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Harry had felt alone all his adult life. After the death of his mother, he rebelled, then sought himself, and when he found and seemed closer than ever to his relatives, he himself moved away from them. Again. Is it the influence of Meghan Markle, who has never felt at home in her palace, or is it in Harry’s nature to rebel and fight against the basics, but the fact remains: today, on his 37th birthday, he is as far away from his family as he grew up , just like many years ago.

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