Prince Harry, Duke Of Sussex: Younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family.

He is the younger son of Charles III, and Diana, Princess of Wales and is the younger brother of William, Prince of Wales, and is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. Harry was a pupil at Eton College.

Prince Harry
Duke of Sussex (more)
Prince Harry, Duke Of Sussex: Early life, Education and military service, Marriage
Prince Harry at the 2017 Invictus Games opening ceremony
Duke of Sussex
Reign19 May 2018 – present
Letters Patent16 July 2018
Predecessortitle established
BornPrince Henry of Wales
(1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 39)
St Mary's Hospital, London, England, UK
Spouse
Meghan Markle (m. 2018)
Issue
Full name
Henry Charles Albert David
HouseWindsor
FatherCharles III
MotherLady Diana Spencer
Education
Signature
Prince Harry, Duke Of Sussex: Early life, Education and military service, Marriage
AllegiancePrince Harry, Duke Of Sussex: Early life, Education and military service, Marriage United Kingdom
Service/branchPrince Harry, Duke Of Sussex: Early life, Education and military service, Marriage British Army
Years of service2005–2015 (active service)
RankSee list
Service number564673
Unit
  • Blues and Royals
  • 662 Squadron
  • 3 Regiment
  • Army Air Corps
Battles/wars
AwardsOperational Service Medal for Afghanistan

Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014, and remains patron of its Foundation. He also gives patronage to several other organisations, including the HALO Trust, the London Marathon Charitable Trust, and Walking with the Wounded.

Early life

Harry was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, on 15 September 1984 as the second child of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Education and military service

Like his father and brother, Harry was educated at independent schools. He started at Jane Mynors' nursery school and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School, both in London.

He was a helicopter pilot in the military, during the War in Afghanistan. During the same year that his book was published, he said to media that he killed enemies in Afghanistan.

Marriage

Prince Harry began dating Meghan Markle in June 2016. They became engaged in November 2017. The couple married at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018. The couple's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on May 6, 2019. In November 2020, Markle revealed in an opinion piece for The New York Times that she suffered a miscarriage in July of that year. On 4 June 2021, the couple's daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in Santa Barbara, California.

Titles

15 September 1984-19 May 2018 His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales

19 May 2018 His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex

In Scotland: His Royal Highness The Earl of Dumbarton

In Northern Ireland: Baron of Kilkeel

Ancestry

Prince Harry's ancestors in three generations
Prince Harry of Wales Father:
Charles, Prince of Wales
Paternal Grandfather:
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Paternal Grandmother:
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Paternal Great-grandfather:
George VI of the United Kingdom
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Mother:
Diana, Princess of Wales
Maternal Grandfather:
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer,
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Cynthia Hamilton
Maternal Grandmother:
Frances Burke Roche
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Ruth Gill

Relationships

He has a brother. As of 2022, Harry has said that he is not satisfied with the relationship with his brother.

In 2023, he attended the coronation of his father (Charles III); At that ceremony, Prince Harry was put on row 3. (Row 3 included the king's brother, Prince Andrew.)

Notes

References

Other websites

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Born: 15 September 1984
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Louis of Cambridge
Succession to the British throne
6th in line
Followed by
The Duke of York
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Vacant
1st creation extinct in 1843
Title last held by
Prince Augustus Frederick
Duke of Sussex
2nd creation
2018–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Duke of Cambridge
Gentlemen Followed by
James, Viscount Severn


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