Harry, Meghan to Give Up Public Funds, ‘Highness’ Titles Under Deal

JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2020 Palace announces agreement to take effect this spring. They will cease to be working members of the royal family; he will remain a prince. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Queen Agrees to Let Harry and Meghan Move Part Time to Canada

FRANK AUGSTEIN and DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2020 She calls the summit of senior family members "constructive" in dealing with the pair's controversial plan to step back from royal duties. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prince Harry and Meghan to ‘Step Back’ as Senior British Royals

DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2020 The couple's stunning statement says they plan to become financially independent and split their time between the U.K. and North America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Does Media Care More About Royal Babies Than Mass Extinction?

Janine Jackson / FAIR Jun 3, 2019 Analyses show that a shocking United Nations report was eclipsed by news the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had their first child. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prince Harry, Meghan ‘Absolutely Thrilled’ About Birth of Baby Boy

GREGORY KATZ and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV / The Associated Press May 6, 2019 The infant is seventh in line to the British throne and Queen Elizabeth II's eighth great-grandchild. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Royal Wedding and the End of Whiteness

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 20, 2018 That identification of Englishness with whiteness in the American racial imaginary is nowhere more evident than racialist imaginings of the British royal family. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Obama to Prince Harry: Leaders Must Use Care on Social Media

GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Dec 27, 2017 The former president talks about the internet and other topics in an interview by the British prince. No mention is made of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Harry’s Family Was Multicultural Long Before Meghan Markle

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 29, 2017 Media are all atwitter over the prince's engagement to the mixed-race American actress—interesting, since genealogists claim he is descended from Muhammad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Meghan Markle Has Advocated for Women Since Childhood

Edith M. Lederer / The Associated Press Nov 28, 2017 The American actress and fiancée of Britain’s Prince Harry has long put a spotlight on the need for women's equality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gay Soldier Says Prince Harry Saved Him From a Beating

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 It's nice to know the ginger prince, who is better known for playing strip poker and wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party, is capable of genuine nobility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Royal Wedding

Peter Broelman, Cagle Cartoons, Australia Apr 29, 2011 Dig deeper

Prince Harry on the Front Line

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2008 A critique often leveled at those who wage wars is that they don't belong to the class of citizens whose children go to fight them. Not so in the case of England's royals, as 23-year-old Prince Harry has been fighting (albeit by choice) on the front line in Afghanistan, giving him the chance, he says, to be "a normal person for once." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )