How Controversy Only Brought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Closer

He did not, however, catch the king when he was in London for the Invictus anniversary. According to a spokesperson for Harry, a meeting wasn’t possible “due to His Majesty’s full program,” but he was “understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities” and hoped to see him soon.

Back at his home, however, in Montecito, Calif., Harry’s kids were “amazing,” as Meghan told Jane Pauley. “But all you want to do as parents is protect them.”

Harry said at the DealBook Summit that not paying attention to what was written about him by the press or on social media had been key to reclaiming control of his own story.

“Once you stop reading the stuff about yourself, you automatically remove the power from their hands,” he explained. “With that element of fear comes an element of control. And one of the reasons I probably didn’t, I guess, remove myself from that situation sooner was that very fear: ‘Well, they control the narrative, whatever I do or say, they can effectively control me and keep me in that space.'”

As to what he hoped to be known for in 30 years’ time, Harry shared, “The main goal for me at the moment is being the best husband and the best dad that I can be.”

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