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Prince Harry, duke of Sussex: Quick Facts

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Prince Harry's wife Meghan makes first public appearance since father's arrest • Nov. 10, 2026, 7:40 PM ET (AP)
Meghan's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials • Nov. 6, 2026, 7:01 PM ET (AP)
Prince Harry says he wants to work out relationship with brother and father • Oct. 20, 2026, 12:25 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Prince Henry Charles Albert David, duke of Sussex, earl of Dumbarton, Baron Kilkeel • Prince Harry of Wales
Born September 15, 1984 (age 42) • London • England
Founder Invictus Games
Notable Family Members spouse Meghan, duchess of Sussex • father Charles III • mother Diana, princess of Wales • brother William, prince of Wales

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Prince Harry wearing a light gray suit jacket and white shirt, looking toward the camera at the Veterans' Mental Health Conference at Kings College London.
Diana, Princess of Wales, sits on stone steps with her arms around her young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, during a holiday in Mallorca, Spain.
Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Spencer, Prince William, and Prince Philip stand in line as pallbearers carry Princess Diana's flower-covered coffin draped in a royal standard toward Westminster Abbey.
Prince Harry manning a machine gun in Afghanistan
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, smiling and wearing a black jacket with Invictus Family Daddy text, outdoors at the Invictus Games launch in The Hague.
British royal family in 2015
Chris Evans sits at a broadcast desk interviewing Luke Darlington, JJ Chalmers, and Prince Harry at BBC Radio 2 Studios in London, with microphones and studio equipment visible.
A prince takes a bride
Princess Catherine, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan, duchess of Sussex
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Peter Phillips walk in formal black attire inside the Palace of Westminster during Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state.
Prince William, Prince of Wales, wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, speaks with another man at an indoor event.
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