The Duke of Sussex has said he has no plans to bring his family back to the UK after he moved to the US in 2020, saying he believes it is what his mother Princess Diana “wanted” for him.
Prince Harry was asked if he plans to remain in America for good during an interview with Andrew Sorkin at The New York Times Dealbook Summit on Wednesday.
“I do,” he said. “I very much enjoy living here and bringing my kids up here.”
He said his life in the US, free of royal responsibilities, feels “as though it’s the life my mum wanted” for him.
He said he, his wife Meghan Markle and their two children Archie and Lilibet have a level of privacy in the US and a life of activities they “undoubtedly wouldn’t be able to do in the UK” because of safety concerns.
The duke said his focus for now is on “being the best husband and the best dad that I can be”.
He also spoke about the death of his mother as paparazzi chased her car through Paris in 1997, and how royal life has impacted his mental health.
“I think again, when you are kind of trapped within this bubble, it kind of feels like there’s no way out,” Harry said.
“What happened to my mum and the fact that I was a kid and felt helpless, there comes the inner turmoil. I felt helpless.
“One of my biggest weaknesses is feeling helpless.”
He said what concerned him the most was “worrying that would happen to me, or to my wife, or to my kids”.
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In February the High Court rejected Harry’s case against the Home Office over a decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he would no longer be given the “same degree” of taxpayer-funded protection when in the UK.
He can now take his case directly to the Court of Appeal after his initial bid to bring an appeal was refused after he lost a High Court challenge.
