Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Full name
	Henry Charles Albert David

Prince Harry
Prince Harry
	Duke of Sussex (more)
	Prince Harry at the 2017 Invictus Games
Born	15 September 1984 (age 36); St Mary's Hospital, London, England
Spouse	Meghan, Duchess of Sussex; (m. 2018)
Issue	Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
Full name
	Henry Charles Albert David
House	Windsor
Father	Charles, Prince of Wales
Mother	Diana, Princess of Wales
	Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	2005–15
Rank	See list
Service number	Army - 564673; Royal Marines - 23814
Unit	Blues and Royals; 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Operation Herrick;

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex KCVO ADC(P) (Henry Charles Albert David;^{[fn 1]} born 15 September 1984)^[1]^{[fn 2]} is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales and is the younger brother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Harry was a pupil at Eton College.

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.^[2]

Early lifeEdit

Harry was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, on 15 September 1984 at 4:20 pm as the second child of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth II, and Diana, Princess of Wales.^[3]^[4]^{[fn 3]}

EducationEdit

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.^[7]

MarriageEdit

Prince Harry began dating Meghan Markle in June 2016. They became engaged in November 2017.^[8] The couple married at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018.^[9] The couple's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on May 6, 2019.^[10] In November 2020, Markle revealed in an opinion piece for The New York Times that she suffered a miscarriage in July of that year.^[11]

AncestryEdit

*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

NotesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Prince Harry does not normally use a surname, but when one is required, it may be Mountbatten-Windsor. In his military career, Harry used the surname Wales.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Harry is a common nickname for Henry—see also Henry (given name).
↑ Rumours that Harry is the son of James Hewitt, with whom his mother had an affair, are denied by Hewitt and one of Diana's police bodyguards, Ken Wharfe.^[5]^[6] Hewitt said, "There really is no possibility whatsoever that I am Harry's father. I can absolutely assure you that I am not. Admittedly the red hair is similar to mine and people say we look alike. I have never encouraged these comparisons and although I was with Diana for a long time I must state once and for all that I'm not Harry's father. When I met Diana, he was already a toddler."^[5]^[6] Wharfe said, "The malicious rumours that still persist about the paternity of Prince Harry used to anger Diana greatly. The nonsense should be scotched here and now. Harry was born on 15 September 1984. Diana did not meet James until the summer of 1986."^[5]^[6]

ReferencesEdit

↑ "Prince Harry". The Royal Household. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
↑ "Patronages". Prince Harry. British Royal Family. Retrieved 17 February 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Princess Di gives birth to boy". The Evening News. London. Associated Press. 16 September 1984. Retrieved 31 May 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Prince Harry – Biography". Office of the Prince of Wales. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Hewitt denies Prince Harry link". BBC News. 21 September 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 "New controversial Princess Diana play asks 'Is James Hewitt Prince Harry's real father?'". Mirror Group. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Prince William in pictures". The Telegraph. London. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle engaged, Prince Charles says". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Booth, Robert (28 November 2017). "Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Duchess of Sussex gives birth to boy". 6 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
↑ "Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage 'pain and grief'". BBC News. 25 November 2020.

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Lines of succession
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex House of Windsor Born: 15 September 1984
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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[sur-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Prince Harry does not normally use a surname, but when one is required, it may be Mountbatten-Windsor. In his military career, Harry used the surname Wales.

[henry-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Harry is a common nickname for Henry—see also Henry (given name).

[9] Rumours that Harry is the son of James Hewitt, with whom his mother had an affair, are denied by Hewitt and one of Diana's police bodyguards, Ken Wharfe.^[5]^[6] Hewitt said, "There really is no possibility whatsoever that I am Harry's father. I can absolutely assure you that I am not. Admittedly the red hair is similar to mine and people say we look alike. I have never encouraged these comparisons and although I was with Diana for a long time I must state once and for all that I'm not Harry's father. When I met Diana, he was already a toddler."^[5]^[6] Wharfe said, "The malicious rumours that still persist about the paternity of Prince Harry used to anger Diana greatly. The nonsense should be scotched here and now. Harry was born on 15 September 1984. Diana did not meet James until the summer of 1986."^[5]^[6]

[3] "Prince Harry". The Royal Household. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[patron-4] "Patronages". Prince Harry. British Royal Family. Retrieved 17 February 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[ten16sep-5] "Princess Di gives birth to boy". The Evening News. London. Associated Press. 16 September 1984. Retrieved 31 May 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[official-6] "Prince Harry – Biography". Office of the Prince of Wales. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[bbchewitt-7] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Hewitt denies Prince Harry link". BBC News. 21 September 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[mirrorhewitt-8] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 "New controversial Princess Diana play asks 'Is James Hewitt Prince Harry's real father?'". Mirror Group. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[10] "Prince William in pictures". The Telegraph. London. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[11] "Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle engaged, Prince Charles says". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[12] Booth, Robert (28 November 2017). "Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[13] "Duchess of Sussex gives birth to boy". 6 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

[14] "Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage 'pain and grief'". BBC News. 25 November 2020.

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