THE PRINCE & Harry..
Cycling through California’s hills with his son Archie strapped in behind, Prince Harry breathed in the Pacific air – and for the first time in his 36 years, he felt free.
At least, that is what he’d have the world believe following another explosive interview this week.
In a podcast, he told American actor Dax Shepard that moving 5,000 miles away from his family was the only way to escape his “genetic pain”.
Quite how much “genetic pain” his words cause those with whom he actually shares his genes – his brother, his father, the Queen – cannot be imagined.
But certainly his new family – wife Meghan, and friends Oprah Winfrey, James Corden and Gayle King – have only pride for his newfound “honesty”.
In Britain, Harry’s words, spoken with new American upspeak, have put him at the centre of a new outrage.
Just as his family is coming to terms with Prince Philip’s death, Harry said: “When it comes to parenting, if I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, I’m going to make sure I break that cycle so that I don’t pass it on.”
Piers Morgan, who quit ITV’s Good Morning Britain following a row over Harry and Meghan’s Oprah chat, was incensed: “How many more times is this spoiled brat going to publicly trash the dad who’s bankrolled him his entire life?”
For someone who fled the UK to get out of the limelight, Harry has carried out an extraordinary number of interviews and public appearances.
Less than a fortnight ago, he received a standing ovation after giving a speech at the Vax Live concert in Los Angeles.
The dust is also yet to settle on his Oprah interview which left the Royal Family feeling scorched just weeks after his prime-time chat with James Corden.
Some may think Harry’s personal feelings are best shared in the privacy of a therapist’s office. Yet his fans agree