50 Fun Facts About Prince Harry

By which surname was Prince Harry known as an officer cadet and helicopter pilot in the British Army?

Wales was borrowed from his father's title at the time, Prince of Wales, so the royal trained and served as plain Harry Wales.

Which attack helicopter did Prince Harry fly as co-pilot gunner during his 2012 tour of Afghanistan?

Apache training took him to bases in California and Arizona, where he finished top of his class before deploying to Camp Bastion.

Which formal first name was Prince Harry given at his christening by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1984?

Henry is the name on the christening record, but family, friends and the public have called him Harry since he was a child.

Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, spent seven seasons playing Rachel Zane in which American legal drama?

Suits kept Markle on screen from 2011 to 2018, and her final episode aired weeks before she married the prince.

Which talk-show host interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan for a CBS special broadcast in March 2021?

Oprah Winfrey spoke to Meghan alone first; the prince then joined to say his father had stopped taking his calls and cut him off financially.

To which destination did Prince Harry trek with twelve injured servicemen and women in December 2013?

The South Pole was the goal of a 200-mile Antarctic expedition by the charity Walking With The Wounded, which the prince joined after an unfinished Arctic trip in 2011.

Which name did Prince Harry and Meghan give their daughter, honouring a childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II?

Lilibet was what the Queen's family called her, and the girl's middle name, Diana, honours the prince's late mother.

In which American city was Prince Harry photographed at a 2012 hotel party, pictures later leaked by TMZ?

Las Vegas hosted the holiday in August 2012; British papers held back at first, then The Sun printed the pictures three days after the leak.

Which one-word title did Prince Harry give his 2023 memoir, a record-breaking non-fiction bestseller?

Spare nods to the old saying that an aristocratic family needs an heir and a backup, casting the prince as the backup to his brother.

Which dukedom did Queen Elizabeth II confer on Prince Harry on the morning of his 2018 wedding?

Sussex came with an earldom and a barony granted the same morning, and Meghan became a duchess when the couple married hours later.

Which boarding school did Prince Harry attend, breaking with his father's side of the family but following his brother?

Eton College had also taught his maternal grandfather and uncle, whereas his father, grandfather and two uncles on the royal side all went to Gordonstoun.

At which military academy did Prince Harry train as an officer cadet before being commissioned in April 2006?

Sandhurst took him four months late because of a left knee injury, and he left as a second lieutenant, a rank his cavalry regiment calls cornet.

Into which British Army regiment was Prince Harry commissioned in April 2006, months before Prince William followed him?

The Blues and Royals gave the prince command of a troop of 11 soldiers and four Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles, based at Windsor.

Why was Prince Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2008, ten weeks into his first tour?

A media blackout was broken by Bild and New Idea, and commanders feared the publicity would endanger the prince and the soldiers around him.

Prince Harry was the first British royal to serve in a war zone since which relative flew in the Falklands War?

His uncle Andrew flew helicopters in that conflict; a generation later the prince spent ten weeks in Helmand Province as a joint terminal attack controller.

Prince Harry's Invictus Games for wounded service personnel take their name from a Latin word meaning what?

Unconquered was chosen to embody the fighting spirit of the wounded competitors, who came from 13 nations to London's Olympic Park for the first edition in 2014.

Which American event for wounded troops, seen in Colorado in 2013, inspired Prince Harry to found Invictus?

The Warrior Games showed him how sport helps recovery, and with London's Olympic organisers on board his own version came together in ten months.

In which city, host of the 2017 Invictus Games, did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first appear in public together?

Toronto staged the event during Canada's 150th anniversary year, two months before the couple's engagement was announced.

Which Formula One world champion was named the first ambassador for Prince Harry's Invictus Games?

Lewis Hamilton later joined the prince to open the Silverstone Experience museum in March 2020, his final solo engagement as a senior royal.

Which American First Lady joined Prince Harry at Fort Belvoir to launch the Invictus Games in Orlando?

Michelle Obama shared the launch with Second Lady Jill Biden, and the Florida event was the first edition held outside Britain.

Which rock singer re-recorded his song Unbroken with Prince Harry and the Invictus Choir in 2020?

Jon Bon Jovi released the new version in March 2020 with members of the choir on backing vocals, and the proceeds went to the Invictus Games Foundation.

In which church was Prince Harry both christened in 1984 and married in 2018?

St George's Chapel stands inside Windsor Castle, and three days before the 2018 ceremony the couple say they exchanged private vows in their garden.

Which Scottish earldom did Prince Harry receive alongside his dukedom and the Barony of Kilkeel in 2018?

Dumbarton was one of three titles the Queen granted on the morning of the wedding, so the prince became a duke, an earl and a baron at a stroke.

The centre diamond of the engagement ring Prince Harry gave Meghan Markle came from which African country?

Botswana supplied the main stone, and the two smaller diamonds beside it came from the jewellery collection of the prince's mother, Diana.

Which royal home did Queen Elizabeth II give Prince Harry and Meghan after their 2018 wedding?

Frogmore Cottage was refurbished for £2.4 million from the Sovereign Grant, and the palace confirmed in 2023 that the couple had moved out.

Which first name did Prince Harry and Meghan give their son, born at London's Portland Hospital in May 2019?

Archie was announced two days after the birth, and landmarks including Niagara Falls and the London Eye were lit in colour to mark his arrival.

Which American filmmaker and actor is godfather to Prince Harry's daughter, christened in California in 2023?

Tyler Perry was named at a private christening at the family's home, conducted by the Episcopal bishop of Los Angeles.

In which California community did Prince Harry and Meghan buy a home in June 2020 on the former Riven Rock estate?

Montecito became home after several months in Canada and the US, and the couple's daughter was born in Santa Barbara the following year.

Which streaming service released Harry & Meghan, the six-part 2022 documentary about Prince Harry and his wife?

Netflix had signed the couple to a five-year deal in 2020, and the series drew 81.6 million viewing hours in its first four days.

Which audio company signed Prince Harry and Meghan to a podcast deal in 2020, then ended it in June 2023?

Spotify released one holiday special from the couple and a single 12-episode season of Meghan's show Archetypes before dropping the deal.

Which San Francisco coaching start-up named Prince Harry its first chief impact officer in March 2021?

BetterUp connects people with coaches and counsellors, and the prince used the role to praise workers who quit their jobs in the Great Resignation.

Which Pulitzer-winning ghostwriter of Nike founder Phil Knight's Shoe Dog also ghostwrote Prince Harry's memoir?

J. R. Moehringer won his Pulitzer for newspaper feature writing in 2000, and the prince himself narrates the audiobook of their collaboration.

In his 2023 memoir, Prince Harry says a kitchen scuffle with Prince William left him lying on which broken object?

A dog bowl cracked under his back at Nottingham Cottage in 2019, by the prince's account, and he says his brother later apologised.

Which American journalist interviewed Prince Harry for 60 Minutes two days before his memoir went on sale?

Anderson Cooper's interview aired the same day as a British one with ITV's Tom Bradby, and a Good Morning America special followed the next morning.

Which animated series mocked Prince Harry and Meghan in a 2023 episode called The Worldwide Privacy Tour?

South Park cast the pair as a Canadian prince and his wife on a book tour demanding privacy, complete with a memoir of his own.

What was the maiden surname of Prince Harry's mother, Diana, whose brother walked beside him at her funeral?

Spencer earls come from a branch of a family whose senior line became dukes of Marlborough, and the prince's uncle Charles is the 9th Earl.

At which London residence were Prince Harry and Prince William raised, alongside Highgrove House in Gloucestershire?

Kensington Palace was also the prince's first home with Meghan: the couple lived in Nottingham Cottage, a house in its grounds.

Which cause is the focus of Heads Together, launched by Prince Harry with William and Catherine in 2016?

Mental health became personal for the prince, who has said he sought counselling years after his mother's death, with his brother's support.

In which African country did Prince Harry walk through a de-mining site in 2019, as Diana had in 1997?

Angola was where both worked with the HALO Trust, a charity that clears landmines and other debris left behind by war.

At which Scottish royal residence was Prince Harry staying with his father when his mother died in 1997?

Balmoral Castle is also where Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022, while the prince and Meghan were in London for a charity event.

Which sport did Prince Harry play in the annual cup that raised money for Sentebale, the charity he co-founded?

Polo runs in the family: like his father and brother, the prince has long played charity matches, and he turned out for Young England on his gap year.

In which African country did Prince Harry work with orphaned children on his gap year and later co-found a charity?

Lesotho is where he met Prince Seeiso on that trip, and the two later set up a fund for children orphaned by HIV and AIDS.

Sentebale, the charity Prince Harry co-founded in 2006, is named after the local word for which flower?

Forget-me-not was chosen as a memorial to the charity work of the two founders' mothers and a reminder not to forget the country's children.

On what kind of rural property did Prince Harry work as a jackaroo during his gap year in Australia?

A cattle station job was one half of the gap year; in the other he worked with orphaned children in Africa and made a documentary film.

Prince Harry succeeded his grandfather Prince Philip in 2017 as Captain General of which force?

The Royal Marines post, like his other honorary military appointments, was handed back to the Queen in February 2021 after he stepped back from royal duties.

Prince Harry was cross-examined in 2023, a royal first since 1891, in a hacking case against which tabloid's publisher?

The Daily Mirror's publisher lost on 15 of 33 sample stories, and the judge awarded the prince £140,600 in damages.

In which country did bookshops accidentally sell Prince Harry's memoir five days before its official release?

Spain got the translation early under a title meaning In the Shadow, and the copies were hurriedly withdrawn from sale.

Of which conservation charity was Prince Harry president from 2017, after helping it move 500 elephants in Malawi?

African Parks moved the herd from Liwonde and Majete to a reserve emptied by poaching, one of the largest elephant translocations in history.

Which ESPY honour for service did Prince Harry accept in 2024 for his work with wounded veterans?

The Pat Tillman Award recognised his army service and the Invictus Games, though Tillman's mother said it should have gone to a more fitting recipient.

Which pop star joined Prince Harry in taking a public HIV test on World AIDS Day in 2016?

Rihanna and the prince took the test to publicise HIV testing, months after he had taken one live on the royal family's Facebook page.