<p id=”par-1_37″>Want to know more about <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-harry/”>Prince Harry</a>? Get answers to frequently asked questions about the California-based British royal, ahead. Think: Details on his full name and meeting Meghan Markle to his place in the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/princess-charlotte-future-could-look-very-different-prince-william-becomes-king.html/”>line of succession</a>. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-1-what-s-prince-harry-s-full-name”>1. What’s Prince Harry’s full name?</h2>
<p id=”par-2_37″>Harry isn’t the 40-year-old royal’s real name. His first name is actually Henry, having been named Henry Charles Albert David by his parents <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/king-charles/”>King Charles III</a> and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/princess-diana/”>Princess Diana</a>, per his bio on the royal family’s <a href=”https://www.royal.uk/sussex” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>website</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-3_32″>What more, Harry has <em>lots</em> of nicknames. His estranged brother, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-william/”>Prince William</a>, grew up calling him Harold. Meanwhile, his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, is known to call him Haz or H. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-2-how-old-was-prince-harry-when-princess-diana-died-nbsp”>2. How old was Prince Harry when Princess Diana died? </h2>
<p id=”par-4_61″>Harry was 12 years old when his mother, Diana, died in a car accident in Paris, France, on Aug. 31, 1997. At the time, he—and his brother, the now-Prince of Wales—were at Balmoral, the royal family’s estate in Scotland, where they traditionally spend the last few weeks of summer. Just over two weeks later, on Sept. 15, 1997, Harry turned 13. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-3-how-did-harry-meet-meghan-markle-nbsp”>3. How did Harry meet Meghan Markle? </h2>
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<p id=”par-5_58″>Meghan and Harry met through a mutual friend, Violet von Westenholz. Harry saw Meghan in a video von Westenholz posted to Instagram and asked her to connect him with the <span style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px”>then<em>-Suits</em></span> star. The pair had two <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-thought-surely-irritated-meghan-markle-ignoring-question-first-date.html/”>dates at Soho House</a> in London, England, in July 2016 before a trip to Botswana and the start of a long-distance relationship. </p>
<p id=”par-6_28″>Harry proposed to Meghan in November 2017 at Nottingham Cottage after <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-recalls-nerve-wracking-moment-asking-queen-elizabeths-permission-marry-meghan.html/”>asking Queen Elizabeth II’s permission</a> to pop the question. They went on to marry in May 2018. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-4-prince-harry-frequently-asked-questions-why-did-he-leave-royal-life-nbsp”>4. Prince Harry frequently asked questions: Why did he leave royal life? </h2>
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<p id=”par-7_31″>Harry—and Meghan—left life as working royals in March 2020 after a bombshell announcement two months earlier. But what were their reasons for leaving royal life and starting fresh in Montecito, California? </p>
<p id=”par-8_37″>As they’ve explained in interviews, books, and documentaries in the years since, it came down to several factors, such as hostilities from British tabloids, a lack of support from relatives and the palace, and deteriorating mental health. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-5-how-many-kids-does-prince-harry-have-nbsp”>5. How many kids does Prince Harry have? </h2>
<p id=”par-9_46″>Harry is a father of two. He and Meghan became parents for the first time on May 6, 2019, with the birth of their son, Prince Archie. Born Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the now-5-year-old received his prince title when King Charles III took the throne in 2022. </p>
<p id=”par-10_58″>Harry became a dad for the second time on June 4, 2021, with the birth of his daughter, Princess Lilibet. Born Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, “Lili” as she’s known to her parents, is 3 years old. Archie and Lili are <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markle-keeping-archie-lilis-lives-smaller-now.html/”>rarely seen publicly</a>, the most recent sighting of the Sussex kids being in Harry and Meghan’s <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-feeling-same-heat-kate-middleton-holiday-card-photoshop-fail.html/”>2024 Christmas card</a>. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-6-what-did-harry-say-about-kate-middleton-nbsp”>6. What did Harry say about Kate Middleton? </h2>
<p id=”par-11_41″>Harry got candid about his sister-in-law in his 2023 <em>Spare</em> memoir. He shared how Kate got upset when Meghan <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/meghan-markles-8-word-response-prince-william-pointed-finger-face.html/”>commented on the future queen’s hormones</a>. More than once there were failed <a href=”https://www.google.com/search?q=cheastheet%3A+clear+the+air+meeting+mandi&oq=cheastheet%3A+clear+the+air+meeting+mandi&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhAMgYIAhBFGDrSAQg2Mzk3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#:~:text=Harry%20and%20William%27s,entertainment%20%E2%80%BA%20harry%2Dwilli…”>“clear the air” meetings</a> between Harry, Kate, Meghan, and William. </p>
<p id=”par-12_54″>Other mentions of Kate included her begrudgingly <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-grimaced-meghan-markle-asked-borrow-lip-gloss-awkward-moment.html/”>loaning Meghan lip gloss</a> and how the two women had a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-noticed-marked-difference-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-met.html/”>noticeable “difference”</a> from the start. But, perhaps the most talked-about of Harry’s Kate mentions in <em>Spare</em> was when he recalled Kate bringing Meghan to tears over <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-fills-blanks-meghan-kate-flower-girl-dress-drama-spare.html/”>flower girl dresses</a> just days before their May 2018 wedding. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-7-prince-harry-frequently-asked-questions-is-he-in-line-to-the-throne-nbsp”>7. Prince Harry frequently asked questions: Is he in line to the throne? </h2>
<p id=”par-13_24″>Yes. Despite leaving royal life, Harry remains in the British royal family’s line of succession. He’s currently no. 5 in line to the throne. </p>
<p id=”par-14_52″>Ahead of him is William in the no. 1 spot followed by he and Kate’s three children (Harry’s niece and nephews). The oldest of William and Kate’s kids, 11-year-old Prince George, is in the no. 2 spot, then Princess Charlotte, 9, at no. 3, followed by 6-year-old Prince Louis at no. 4. </p>
<p id=”par-15_24″>Eventually, when William and Kate’s kids grow up and presumably have children of their own, Harry will move further down the line of succession. </p>