Prince Harry returned to Britain with his family yesterday, just over a year after declaring he could not envisage bringing his wife and children back to the UK. The Duke, 41, and Duchess of Sussex, 45, are moving back with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, for an extended period, with their children due to start school here in September.
It marks an extraordinary change of direction for Harry, who has spent much of the six years since Megxit publicly detailing why he felt royal life – and Britain itself, had become untenable. Through Oprah Winfrey, Netflix, his memoir Spare and a string of television interviews, the Duke has made explosive allegations about the monarchy, his own family, the British press and the establishment.
Some went considerably further than accounts of a simple family fallout, with the Duke portraying royal life as a trap and accusing Palace operations of leaking and planting stories. So, as the Sussexes prepare to put down roots on British soil once again, here are seven of Harry’s most extraordinary claims about the country and institution he is returning to.
