Maria Laura Avignolo
02/26/2021 11:21 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 02/26/2021 11:21 AM
Prince Harry gave his first interview in the United States and said that he left Britain because the British press was
"destroying my mental health and that of my wife
.
"
Frank, funny and with
a tone that will horrify courtiers
for its spontaneity and freshness, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth and son of the future King of Great Britain explained why he abandoned royal duties.
But he will dedicate his life to public service, which is what he did all his life.
After losing the
traditional military insignia
for no longer being part of the working Royal Family, Harry set off in an open-top tourist bus to tour Los Angeles for the first time with James Cordon, one of the most famous
British
showmen
in that city. , which the prince does not know because of the confinement.
His show is called Carpool Karaoke.
Prince Harry has revealed that he stepped away from his royal duties because the British press was
"toxic"
and was "destroying" his sanity.
Cordon became famous by taking all the American personalities in a Range Rover to talk for an hour.
His guests included Paul McCartney, former first lady Michele Obama, and a visit to Washington and the White House.
But this time Cordon chose the tourist "double deck bus", as in London, because Harry had never been able to get on a bus as a member of the royal family.
The most hilarious addition was
a very traditional
five o'clock afternoon
tea
in British blue china, finger sandwiches and a kettle, which flew through the air as the bus abruptly stopped in town.
Harry talked about
why he retired from his royal duties
.
"I didn't leave," he insisted.
"I'm never going to leave."
But he had to leave because the British press affected his mental health.
He said it was a "really difficult environment, as I think a lot of people saw."
"We all know what the British press can be like. And it was destroying my sanity. I thought, 'This is toxic.'
"So I did what any husband and father would
do
:
I need to get my family out of here,
" he said, from the top of the bus, in a relaxed, natural language.
"But we never walk away. As far as I'm concerned, despite the decisions being made on that side, (NdR: pointed finger at Great Britain) I will never walk away," he said.
Harry assured that his life is a public service.
AP Photo
"I will always be contributing.
My life is a public service.
So wherever in the world I am, it will be the same," he clarified.
A response to the queen's letter, which explained that it could not be a
royal part time
because it was a public service to the crown.
He said he and Meghan Markle are "trying to bring some compassion and try to make people happy and change the world in any way that we can."
Harry revealed that he speaks regularly with the queen and her grandfather, Prince Philip.
She asked him what his great-grandson Archie wanted for Christmas and he told her a waffle iron.
So the gift arrived in Los Angeles.
Today the Sussexes and little Archie have
organic waffles for
breakfast
, made by Megan and eaten by Archie, a gift from Grandma.
They communicate with their grandparents by Zoom
and, funny, Harry said that Prince Felipe does not cut off the communication, but closes the computer at the end of the conversation.
"Pum and it's over," he described, laughing.
This is the first evidence of absolute familiarity between Harry and his royal family in Britain, despite differences in
royal status
and court councils.
They speak for Zoom and maintain a family relationship.
Evidence that Elizabeth II is queen but is still beloved grandmother from her favorite grandson, but brutally separates her duties of being sovereign and her respect for the monarchy from being Archie's great-grandmother.
This revelation could never be made to a British newspaper.
The Royal Family is untouchable in their privacy and the sovereign will surely not like this revelation of her family life.
Harry has seen
The Crown
, the series that reflects the Windsors.
He prefers his description of his family's history because "it is not intended to be news."
"It is not intended to be news, it is fictitious.
But it is loosely based on the truth
. Of course it is not strictly accurate. But it gives you a rough idea of what that lifestyle is - the pressures of putting duty and service through on top of the family and everything else. What can come of that, "he said.
"I feel much more comfortable with
The Crown
than seeing the stories written about my family, my wife or myself," he said.
"Because it is the difference between fiction, take it however you want, but this false news about us is reported as fact because you are supposedly news.
I have a real problem with that,
" he admitted.
When Corden asked Harry who he would like to see play him on the show, he revealed without hesitation: "Damian Lewis."
The 50-year-old red-haired actor is best known for his roles in
Band of Brothers
and
Homeland
.
Damian Lewis, the Homeland actor.
Harry wants me to play him in The Crown.
Harry also talked about his wife Meghan and how he knew she was the one on their second date.
"It wasn't so much the place we went, but the fact that we got along and felt so comfortable in each other's company," he said.
"Going out with me or with any member of the Royal Family is as if you were upside down.
All dates become dinners, watching television or chatting at home,
" he explained to illustrate the limitations that
royals
have
.
He said the couple spent "an enormous time" getting to know each other without any other distractions, saying that "it was an incredible time.
We go from 0 to 60 in the first two months ”before being able to go out together as a couple or eat with friends.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, appeared on the show via Facetime when they were visiting the house where
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
was filmed
.
The showman suggested buying the house.
"I think we've done enough moving in," Meghan said with a laugh.
They were greeted by the owners, some Latinos, whom Harry
asked permission to go to the bathroom
because "because I'm dying to pee."
"Can I use your bathroom?" He asked the surprised guests.
Harry was delighted to be a dad and to enjoy Archie, his son, all locked up by the pandemic in his home in Montecito, telling him stories before he goes to sleep.
“He has the most incredible personality and has already started saying three or four words together.
Sing songs, ”he said.
His first word was "crocodile."
Expect a brother or sister.
Although the Sussexes know sex, they will
not say what it will be called or when it will be born
.
The show continued at a military training ground.
A formula to show that Harry had
lost his military honorary titles
by decision of the Royal House but not his long
training
as an officer and veteran of Afghanistan.
British tabloids, led by the Mail on Sunday, which lost a privacy lawsuit against Meghan,
denounced Harry
for speaking on a television show when Queen Elizabeth was addressing the country about the need to get vaccinated.
There is a 10 hour difference between Great Britain and Los Angeles, and the show was not a coincidence.
They argued that the palace courtiers considered the television appearance "disturbing" and "useless."
On March 7, an interview of Harry and Meghan with Oprah Winfrey will be broadcast on the best-known CBS television show, where they will also talk about the reasons why they left Great Britain and their new life.
London. Correspondent
ACE
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