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The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry spoke about the focus on his relationship with his wife Meghan Markle.
Prince Harry finally answered the question about his relationship with his wife, Meghan Markle, at The New York Times’ 2024 DealBook Summit. He was asked about how he handles the speculation that arises about their relationship, especially during their separate professional endeavors.
On Dec 4, the Duke of Sussex aged 40 captured the stage in New York City to join NYT columnist and DealBbook founder Andrew Ross Sorkin. He arrived for a conversation with him about the mainstream media, misinformation, and efforts to make the digital world a safer space. As the interview was drawing close to its end, Sorkins asked the Prince how he dealt with public fascination surrounding every aspect of his life.
‘I Google Newsed you, and there were people fascinated by everything you’re doing, all the time. They’re fascinated by Meghan is in California right now, and you’re here,” Andrew Sorkin said, referencing the Duchess of Sussex’s planned solo outing at the Paley Honors gala in Beverly Hills on Dec. 4. “And there’s articles left and right about, you know, ‘Why are you making, doing independent events? Why aren’t you doing them together?’ ”
“Because you invited me, you should have known!” Prince Harry interjected, which made the audience laugh.
Sorkin then replied, “True. Is that normal for you? The second there’s an article — she’s in California, you’re in New York — they say, ‘Well, what is happening with these two, right?’ Is that a good thing for you, in a way, that there’s so much interest in you?’
The Duke of Sussex, who grew up in the royal spotlight as the son of the future King Charles and the late Princess Diana, emphasized that the attention was “definitely not a good thing.”
“No, that’s definitely not a good thing. Apparently we’ve bought or moved house 10, 12 times. We’ve apparently divorced maybe 10, 12 times as well. So it’s just like, what?’ ” Prince Harry said with a charming laugh.
“It’s hard to keep up with, but that’s why you just sort of ignore it. The people I feel most sorry about are the trolls,” he added. “Their hopes are just built and built, and it’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,’ and then it doesn’t happen. So I feel sorry for them. Genuinely, I do.”
Acknowledging the attention on him, Prince Harry added that he had “no doubt” his conversation with Andrew Sorkin “will be spun or twisted somehow against me, and maybe you yourself will be trolled relentlessly.”
“For that, I can only apologize, but you did invite me, so it’s not my fault,” Prince Harry said jokingly, as the audience laughed.
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