The Scotsman

Prince considered giving up his title

- By AMY WATSON

0 Prince Harry admitted he once felt he ‘wanted out’ of the Royal Family but has now found his role Prince Harry has admitted he once “wanted out” of the Royal Family.

The fifth in line to the throne said he had wanted to “work out a role for myself ” and decided to carry on to do good.

His confession follows recent comments when he said he doubted any of the royals “wants to be king or queen”.

In an interview with a Sunday newspaper, Primce Harry said the time he spent in the Army – when he was “just Harry” – was “the best escape I’ve ever had” and he once considered giving up his title.

“I felt I wanted out but then decided to stay in and work out a role for myself,” he said.

The Prince, who in recent years has dedicated much of his time to charitable causes, including helping wounded veterans and mental health, said he and his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, “don’t want to be just a bunch of celebritie­s”.

“We are incredibly passionate with our charities and they have been chosen because they are on the path shown to me by our mother,” he said.

Harry caused a stir when he suggested to Newsweek magazine that noone in his family wants the throne. “We are not doing this for ourselves but for the greater good of the people,” he said.

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