ROYAL RUMBLE
Prince Harry ‘felt constrained’ in Royal Family & wants Archie to ‘grow up away from pomp and royalty’
PRINCE Harry "felt constrained" in the Royal Family and is determined for son Archie to "grow up away from all the pomp and royalty", Jane Goodall has claimed.
Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, the legendary primatologist said Meghan Markle and Harry's decision to "step back" as senior royals "didn't surprise" her.
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The Duchess of Sussex included Jane in the Forces for Change issue of Vogue she guest-edited last year.
Jane said: "I know that Prince Harry really felt constrained and he desperately wants little Archie to grow up away from all the pomp and royalty."
Admitting she hadn't been following the royal updates closely, Jane hinted that the topic might have come up when she visited the Duke and Duchess at their Windsor home Frogmore Cottage last year.
She added: "I think he's a wonderful, wonderful person and we had a great interview."
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It was while he was interviewing Jane that Harry revealed he'd only have "two kids maximum" for the sake of the environment.
She also revealed Meghan had originally wanted to interview her - but Harry insisted he do it.
She joked: "I gather that Meghan wanted to interview me and he said, 'No, I'm going to interview Jane'."
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Ahead of the magazine's release last August, Harry and Meghan told their Instagram followers that the pair had "an intimate conversation on environmentalism, activism and the world as they see it".
Earlier this month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plunged the Royal Family into a crisis when they revealed they were "stepping back" as senior royals to "carve out a more progressive role".
After Meghan flew back to Vancouver to be reunited with baby Archie, Harry was locked in crisis talks with his family and it was decided the couple will split their time between Canada and the UK.
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In more royal news, Harry will become known as "the bloke who used to be the Royal Family", an expert has claimed.
And Meghan "naively" thought joining the Royal Family would guarantee "instant popularity", another royal expert has said.
Plus Prince William and Kate Middleton are "still reeling" from Harry and Meghan's decision to quit, according to this commentator.
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