Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prince Harry |
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Prince Harry at the 2017 Invictus Games in Canada
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| Born | 15 September 1984 St Mary's Hospital, London |
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Meghan Markle (m. 2018)
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| Issue | Archie Mountbatten-Windsor | ||||
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| House | House of Windsor | ||||
| Father | Charles, Prince of Wales | ||||
| Mother | Diana, Princess of Wales | ||||
| Religion | Church of England | ||||
Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), formerly known as Prince Harry, is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne.
Harry was educated at schools in the United Kingdom and spent parts of his gap year in Australia and Lesotho. He then chose a military career and underwent officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a cornet (i.e. second lieutenant) into the Blues and Royals, serving temporarily with his brother, Prince William, and completed his training as a troop leader.
In 2007–08, he served for over ten weeks in Helmand, Afghanistan, but was pulled out after an Australian magazine revealed his presence there. He returned to Afghanistan for a 20-week deployment in 2012–13 with the Army Air Corps. He left the army in June 2015.
Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014, and remains patron of its Foundation. He also gives patronage to several other organisations, including the HALO Trust, the London Marathon Charitable Trust, and Walking With The Wounded.
On 27 November 2017, it was announced that Prince Harry was engaged to marry former American actress Meghan Markle. Their wedding was held on 19 May 2018.
The couple's son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on 6 May 2019.
In January 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they will be reducing their royal duties, and balancing their time between Great Britain and North America.
Engagement and marriage
On 8 November 2016, Kensington Palace confirmed that Prince Harry was "a few months" into a relationship with American actress Meghan Markle, in a statement from the prince asking for the "abuse and harassment" of Markle and her family to end. In September 2017, they made their first public appearance together at an official royal engagement at the opening ceremonies of the Invictus Games in Toronto.
On 27 November 2017, Clarence House and Kensington Palace both announced that Prince Harry and Markle were engaged. The engagement ring was made by Cleave & Co and consists of three diamonds, two of which were taken from the jewelry collection of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales; the large central stone was sourced by Harry in Botswana, a place the couple have spent time together. In the couple's engagement interview, Meghan revealed they were having a quiet night at home, 'roasting chicken' when the Prince got down on one knee.
The couple were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 19 May 2018.
The Duke and Duchess lived at Nottingham Cottage in London, in the grounds of Kensington Palace. The couple later moved to Frogmore Cottage in the Home Park of Windsor Castle. Their office was moved to Buckingham Palace.
On 6 May 2019, the couple welcomed their first child - Archie Mountbatten-Windsor - he is seventh in line to the throne.
Ancestors
| Prince Harry of Wales | Father: Charles, Prince of Wales |
Paternal Grandfather: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Alice of Battenberg |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
Paternal Great-grandfather: George VI of the United Kingdom |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
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| Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales |
Maternal Grandfather: John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Cynthia Hamilton |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Frances Burke Roche |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Ruth Gill |
Related Pages
- HM The Queen
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- HRH The Duke of Gloucester
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester - HRH The Duke of Kent
HRH The Duchess of Kent - HRH Princess Alexandra
- HRH Prince Michael of Kent
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Images for kids
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Prince Harry during the Invictus Games in London, September 2014
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Royal Monogram of Prince Harry of Wales
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Meghan Markle
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Officer Cadet Wales (standing to attention next to the horse) on parade at Sandhurst, 21 June 2005
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Harry (left) talking to an injured soldier at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 15 May 2013
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In New South Wales, May 2015
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At Trooping the Colour, June 2013
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Harry (right) talking to an opponent during a volleyball competition between American and British injured soldiers, 13 May 2013
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Harry (seated) on a 1987 Christmas card with his grandparents, brother, and cousins Peter and Zara Phillips
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Wearing his medals, 9 May 2013
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Prince Harry at the official press launch for Walking With The Wounded, 1 March 2010
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