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In the following month, in his capacity as BetterUp's chief impact officer, Harry was interviewed by Fast Company, stating that the recent trend of people leaving their jobs (known as the Great Resignation) was something that needed to be celebrated, though his remarks were criticised for coming from a position of privilege.

In April 2019, it was announced that Harry was working as co-creator and executive producer on a documentary series about mental health together with Oprah Winfrey, which was initially set to air in 2020 on Apple TV+.

It was later announced that the series, titled The Me You Can't See, would be released on 21 May 2021. He later issued a public statement apologising for his behaviour.

In January 2009, the British tabloid, the News of the World, revealed a video made by Harry three years earlier in which he referred to a Pakistani fellow officer cadet as "our little Paki friend" and called a soldier wearing a camouflage hood a "raghead".

He also joined SASR members in Perth for live-fire shooting exercises with numerous Special Forces weapons at a variety of ranges. Their engagement was announced on 27th November 2017, and they were married on 19th May 2018 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

He entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in May 2005 as an officer cadet.

To promote the Games, he was interviewed by BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans along with two Invictus Games hopefuls. After leaving the Army, while considering his future, he would return to work in a voluntary capacity with the Ministry of Defence, supporting Case Officers in the Ministry's Recovery Capability Programme. A year earlier, Prince Harry, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, launched Heads Together, a campaign to end the stigma around mental health.

Teenage Years

Back at school after his mother’s 1997 death, Prince Harry faced some academic challenges.

In January 2022 and following criticism aimed at Spotify for their handling of COVID-19 misinformation, Harry and Meghan made an announcement stating that since April 2021 they had begun "expressing concerns" about the issue on the platform.

Sport

Harry enjoys playing many sports, including competitive polo, skiing, and motocross. In September 2019, he walked through a de-mining site in Angola, the same country visited by his mother 22 years earlier.

Forbesian". There is truth and there is lies and unfortunately I cannot get the truth across." Davy was present when Harry received his Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan and also attended his graduation ceremony when he received his flying wings from his father.

He then visited Brazil to attend the GREAT Campaign. In January 2020, the couple announced they were stepping back from their senior roles in the royal family, though Harry remains fifth in line for the throne. While in Perth, he trained with Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), participating in the SASR selection course, including a fitness test and a physical training session with SASR selection candidates.

Later that year in December, a judge determined the publisher had committed unlawful information gathering in its coverage of Harry and awarded him around $180,000 in damages.

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“I have been told that slaying dragons will get you burned, but in light of today’s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press, it is a worthwhile price to pay,” Harry said in a statement.

Then in January 2025, Harry reached a settlement with the Rupert Murdoch–owned News Group Newspapers in his second suit, with the company admitting to phone hacking and surveillance occurring from 1996 through 2011.

We have worked as daily newspaper reporters, major national magazine editors, and as editors-in-chief of regional media publications. During the UK's Remembrance Week in November 2020, he joined American veterans from The Mission Continues Service Platoons to distribute food with Compton Veterans and the Walker Family Events Foundation in Compton, California.

In April 2021, Harry and Meghan were announced as campaign chairs for Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World, an event organised by Global Citizen to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations.

Prince Harry serves a patron to WellChild, a charity dedicated to supporting sick children and their families.