As the Duke of Sussex celebrates his 40th birthday, he can look back at a decade filled with immense change and turbulence. Prince Harry will be spending the day with his wife and children in Montecito, California before embarking on a holiday with some friends. The past ten years of his life have been anything but smooth sailing, and it remains to be seen if the next decade will be any different. Harry and Meghan’s decisions have been polarising, leading to entrenched views and opinions.
Daniela Relph, a senior royal correspondent, first met Prince Harry before his 30th birthday. They talked about daily routines during their conversation, and Harry came across as restless and somewhat anxious. He was entertaining and chatty but also seemed like he was struggling with something. The prince talked about his plans for the future and how he wanted to move away from the comfort and shelter provided by the army.
Relph met Prince Harry again in May 2021, and they filmed him leading the games at a children’s party for one of his charities. Harry was informal, fun, and mucked in with everyone. It was like watching the Harry of old, but this version of the prince isn’t seen as often after leaving royal life behind.
Recent rumours suggest that Prince Harry is feeling the pull of his former home and is reaching out to old friends and colleagues about spending more time in the UK. However, there is little evidence to back up these claims, and one friend of Harry’s told Relph that he has no plans to return to the UK. Harry’s life is now in America, and the prince argues that he doesn’t feel safe in the UK. Harry has been offered accommodation in London, but he declined the offer because he believed that it would become public knowledge and attract unwanted attention.
Harry’s life in Montecito revolves around a routine of family time and hanging out with his A-list friends. Photos of him walking the dogs or Meghan having lunch with friends are occasionally published, but their security detail has allowed them to live a relatively normal life. Their security needs are not cheap, and Harry needs to continue to earn a living. The multi-dollar deal with Netflix remains in place, and Harry is the executive producer of “Polo,” a series about the elite world of professional polo. In just a few weeks, the paperback version of Harry’s memoir “Spare” will be published, and it remains to be seen whether it will contain any updates or additional chapters.
Mending Harry’s broken family relationships will be a complicated and slow process. While there is potential for a fix in his relationship with his father, the Prince of Wales, and his younger sibling do not talk. Harry’s TV interviews, book, and public criticism of the royal family have been too much for his older brother and several other members of the royal family. Some bonds feel beyond repair. Despite this, Harry has made some life-changing choices over the past ten years and now looks forward to the next decade as an excited royal outsider
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