Prince Harry took a step back because the British press was ‘destroying’ his mental health

Prince Harry says he strayed from royal duties because the British press was “toxic” and was “destroying” his sanity.

The royalty spoke about their struggles during an extensive interview with James Corden on The Late Late Show, as the couple cruised through Los Angeles in an open-top double-decker bus.

“He never left, it was taking a step back instead of retiring,” said Harry, 36, explaining that he needed to get his family out.

“It was a really difficult environment, as I think a lot of people saw. We all know what the British press can be like and it was destroying my sanity, I thought, this is toxic.

“I did what any husband and any father would do, it’s like, ‘I need to get my family out of here,'” she told Corden in the video.

“But we never walk away, and as far as I’m concerned, whatever decisions are made on that side, I will never walk away. I will always be contributing. My life is a public service, so wherever I am in the world, it’s always going to be the same. “

The prince said he prefers The Crown’s description of his family’s history because “it is not intended to be news.”

He said that he would like to be portrayed in the series by Damian Lewis.

“It is not intended to be news, it is fictional. But it is loosely based on the truth,” he said.

“Of course it’s not strictly accurate … it gives you a rough idea of ​​what that lifestyle is, what are the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come from that.

“I feel much more comfortable with The Crown than I see the stories written about my family, my wife or myself … this is reported as fact because it is supposed to be news, and I have a real problem with that.

During the interview, in which he and Corden have afternoon tea, he also revealed that he has seen little of Los Angeles due to the lockdown and that he has never boarded an open-top bus despite its iconic status at his old London home. .

The royals said they knew their 39-year-old wife Meghan Markle was “the one” on their second date.

“The second date I was starting to think, ‘wow, this is so special,'” said the Duke of Sussex. “It wasn’t so much the place we went, it was the fact, the way we got along, and we were so comfortable in each other’s company.

“Hanging out with me, or any member of the royal family, I guess, is a bit of an upside. All dates turn into dinners, watching TV or chatting at home, and then once you become a couple, you venture out to dinner , to the movies and everything. So it was all done backwards with us, so we were actually able to spend an enormous amount of time alone, instead of going to friends’ houses or going out to dinner where there were other distractions.

“And that was great, it was amazing, we went from zero to 60 in the first two months.”

Harry said a typical night for the couple would involve feeding and bathing Archie and reading him a book before Meghan prepares a meal or ordering takeout, and then watching Jeopardy or Netflix shows from bed.

She also revealed that the Queen bought her son Archie, one, a waffle maker for Christmas. He said that they sometimes Zoom in with the Queen and Prince Philip, and that the Duke of Edinburgh always closes the laptop at the end of a conversation instead of clicking.

Corden is seen showing him the homes of the rich and famous in Hollywood and leading him to the house featured in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, at which point Harry tries rap and takes a bathroom break.

The British presenter then calls Meghan in an attempt to persuade them to live in the house. “I think we’ve done enough already,” laughs the Duchess, referring to Harry as “Do.”

The prince said his life in Los Angeles after the lockdown would be a continuation of what they were doing in the UK. “My life will always be about public service and Meghan signed up for that and we both enjoy doing it, trying to bring some compassion and trying to make people happy and trying to change the world in any way that we can.”