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Who is he what do you know about him what are the stages of Prince Harry’s life part2
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00:00Who is he? What do you know about him? What are the stages of Prince Harry's life
00:05and the secret of the people's love for him?
00:07And today we're diving into some exciting royal news.
00:10Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has announced that he's working on a memoir.
00:14This is big news in the world of the British royal family and we're here to give you all
00:18the details. But before we get started, make sure to hit that subscribe button and ring the
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00:27Part 2. In the same month, it was reported that Harry was top of his class in extensive
00:32training undertaken at the Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California. While training in
00:37Southern California, he spent time in San Diego. In November 2011, Harry returned to England.
00:43He went to Wadasham Airfield in Suffolk, in the east of England, to complete his training to
00:48fly Apache helicopters. On the 7th of September 2012, Harry arrived at Camp Bastion in Southern
00:54Afghanistan and as part of the 100-strong 662 Squadron, 3-regiment, Army Air Corps, to begin
01:00a four-month combat tour as a co-pilot and gunner for an Apache helicopter.
01:05On the 10th of September, within days of arriving in Afghanistan, it was reported that the Taliban
01:09had threatened his life. On the 18th of September 2012, it was reported that Harry had been moved
01:15to a safe location after an attack by the Taliban on Camp Bastion that killed two U.S. Marines.
01:20Defense Secretary Philip Hammond stated that additional security arrangements were put in
01:25place, for Harry could be a potential target, but added that he would face the same risk as
01:29any other Apache pilot W. In files obtained on the incident, Major General Greg Asturtevant
01:35was quoted as saying, The night of the attack, he slept through the entire thing. We didn't
01:39do anything special for him. He came and went, and you never would have known he was there and
01:44the only thing special we did for him was we had a place identified as a safe house in case
01:48the base came under attack. On the 21st of January 2013, it was announced that Harry was returning
01:54from a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan. On the 8th of July 2013, the Ministry of Defense
01:59announced that Harry had successfully qualified as an Apache aircraft commander.
02:04Harry compared operating the Apache's weapons systems in Afghanistan to playing video games.
02:09Harry later revealed in his 2023 memoir Spare that he flew on six missions that resulted in
02:14him killing 25 Taliban members, writing that he felt he was trained to not view them as people
02:19but instead as chess pieces that had been taken off the board. He added that it's not a number
02:24that gave me any satisfaction, but neither was it a number that made me feel ashamed.
02:28Following the publishing of Harry's claims, Penn Farthing, a British former Royal Marines
02:33commando and founder of the Nozette Dogs charity, was evacuated from Kabul on the 6th of January
02:382023 to avoid potential reprisal attacks on X-Force's people. Harry's revelations prompted backlash from
02:45both Taliban members and British politicians and military figures. On the 17th of January 2014,
02:51the Ministry of Defense announced that Harry had completed his attachment to 3-regiment Army Air Corps
02:56and would take up a staff officer role, SO3 in HQ London District. His responsibilities would include
03:03helping to coordinate significant projects and commemorative events involving the Army in
03:08London. He was based at Horse Guards in central London. On the 6th of March 2014, Harry launched
03:14Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style sporting event for injured servicemen and women, which was held on
03:2010-14 September 2014. Harry met British hopefuls for the Invictus Games at Tedworth House in Wiltshire
03:27for the start of the selection process on the 29th of April 2014.
03:31On the 15th of May 2014, Harry attended a ticket sale launch for Invictus Games at BT Tower,
03:37from where he tweeted on the Invictus Games' official Twitter account as the president of
03:41the Games. To promote the Games, he was interviewed by BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans along with two Invictus
03:47Games hopeful. He said,
03:49The Invictus Games is basically my full-time job at the moment, making sure that we pull this off.
03:54The show aired on the 31st of July 2014.
03:57Harry later wrote an article in the Sunday Times about his experiences in Afghanistan,
04:02how they had inspired him to help injured personnel, and how, after the trip to the
04:06Warrior Games, he had vowed to create the Invictus Games.
04:10Harry and officials attended the British Armed Forces team announcement for Invictus Games at
04:14Potter's Field Park in August 2014. As president of the Invictus Games, he attended all events
04:20related to the Games from 8 to 14 September 2014. In January 2015, it was reported that Harry would
04:27take on a new role in supporting wounded service personnel by working alongside members of the
04:32London District's Personal Recovery Unit for the MADS Defense Recovery Capability Scheme to ensure
04:37that wounded personnel have adequate recovery plans. The palace confirmed weeks later that the scheme
04:42was established in partnership with Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
04:46In late January 2015, Harry visited the Battle Back Center set up by the Royal British Legion
04:52and Fisher House UK at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. A partnership between Help for Heroes,
04:58the Fisher House Foundation and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham charity created the center.
05:03Fisher House Foundation is one of the Invictus Games' sponsors.
05:07In February and March 2015, Harry visited Phoenix House in Catterick Garrison,
05:11North Yorkshire, a recovery center run by Help for Heroes.
05:15He also visited Merville Barracks in Colchester, where Chavasse V.C. House Personnel Recovery
05:20Center is located, run by Help for Heroes in partnership with the Ministry of Defense and
05:25Royal British Legion. On 17 March 2015, Kensington Palace announced that Harry would leave the armed
05:31forces in June. Before then, he would spend four weeks throughout April and May at Army Barracks in
05:36Darwin, Perth and Sydney whilst seconded to the Australian Defence Force. After leaving the Army,
05:42while considering his future, he would return to work in a voluntary capacity with the Ministry of
05:46Defence, supporting case officers in the Ministry's Recovery Capability Programme. He would be working
05:52with both those who administer and receive physical and mental care within the London District area.
05:58On 6 April 2015, Harry reported for duty to Australia's Chief of the Defence Force,
06:03Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia.
06:09Harry flew to Darwin later that day to begin his month-long secondment to the ADF's 1st Brigade.
06:14His visit included detachments to NORFORCE as well as to an aviation unit.
06:19While in Perth, he trained with Special Air Service Regiment, participating in the SASR selection
06:25course, including a fitness test and a physical training session with SASR selection candidates.
06:31He also joined SASR members in Perth for live fire shooting exercises with numerous special
06:36forces weapons at a variety of ranges. Harry completed an insertion training exercise using
06:41a rigid hull inflatable boat. In Sydney, he undertook urban operations training with the
06:462nd Commando Regiment. Training activities included remotely detonating an improvised explosive device
06:52and rappelling from a building. He also spent time flying over Sydney as co-pilot of an Army Black
06:57Hawk helicopter and participated in counter-terrorism training in Sydney Harbour with Royal Australian
07:03Navy clearance divers. Harry's attachment with the ADF ended on 8 May 2015, and on 19 June 2015
07:10he resigned his short service commission. In 2021, Harry described his 10 years in the Army
07:15as the happiest times in my life. Since leaving the Army, he has been closely involved with the
07:20armed forces through the Invictus Games, honorary military appointments and other official engagements.
07:26On 19 December 2017, he succeeded his grandfather Prince Philip as the Captain General Royal Marines.
07:33In May 2018, he was promoted to the substantive ranks of Lieutenant Commander of the Royal Navy,
07:38Major of the British Army and Squadron Leader of the Royal Air Force.
07:42On 18 January 2020, Buckingham Palace announced that an agreement had been reached for Harry to step
07:48back from royal duties, including official military appointments.
07:51In February 2021, the palace confirmed that the Duke would give up his position as Captain General Royal
07:57Marines and hand back all the other honorary military appointments.
08:01Chelsea Davy, the daughter of Zimbabwean, South Africa-based businessman Charles Davy,
08:06was referred to as Harry's girlfriend in an interview conducted for his 21st birthday.
08:10And Harry said he would love to tell everyone how amazing she is but once I start talking about that,
08:15I have left myself open. There is truth and there is lies and unfortunately I cannot get the truth across.
08:21Davy was present when Harry received his Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan and also attended
08:26his graduation ceremony when he received his flying wings from his father.
08:31In early 2009, it was reported the pair had parted ways after a relationship that had lasted for five
08:36years. In his 2023 memoir, Harry states that months after breaking up with Davy he was introduced
08:42to Caroline Flack, whom he described as funny, sweet, and cool. The two saw each other for a while
08:48before press intrusion tainted their relationship irredeemably according to Harry. Flack had
08:52discussed the relationship in her own autobiography as well. In May 2012, Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie
08:58introduced him to Cressida Bonin, an actress and model who is the granddaughter of Edward Curzon,
09:046th Earl Howe. On 30 April 2014, it was reported that the couple had parted amicably.
09:10In mid-2016, Prince Harry began a relationship with American actress Meghan Markle.
09:15According to the couple, they first connected with each other via Instagram, though they have also
09:20said that they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend in July 2016. On 8 November,
09:25eight days after the relationship was made public by the press, the prince directed his
09:29communications secretary to release a statement on his behalf to express personal concern about
09:34pejorative and false comments made about his girlfriend by mainstream media and internet trolls.
09:40In September 2017, Prince Harry and Markle first appeared together in public at the Invictus Games
09:46in Toronto. Their engagement was announced on 27 November 2017 by Harry's father Prince Charles.
09:53The announcement prompted generally positive comments about having a mixed-race person as a
09:57member of the royal family, especially in regard to Commonwealth countries with populations of blended or
10:03native ancestry. On 19 May 2018, the marriage ceremony was held at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
10:10The couple later revealed in the 2021 television interview opera with Meghan and Harry that,
10:15three days prior to the ceremony, they had privately exchanged vows in their garden,
10:19in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. However, this earlier exchange of vows was not an
10:24official religious or legally recognized marriage. The Duke and Duchess initially lived at Nottingham
10:30Cottage in London, on the grounds of Kensington Palace. In May 2018, it was reported that they had
10:35signed a two-year lease on Westfield Large, located on the Great Two Estate in the Cotswolds.
10:40They gave up the lease after photos of the house and its interior were published by a paparazzi
10:45agency. The couple considered settling at the 21-room apartment one within the grounds of Kensington
10:50Palace, but moved to Frogmore Cottage in the home park of Windsor Castle instead.
10:55The Crown Estate refurbished the cottage at a cost of £2.4 million, paid out of the sovereign grant.
11:00With the Duke later reimbursing expenses beyond restoration and ordinary maintenance,
11:05a part of which was offset against rental payments that were due at the time.
11:09On 6 May 2019, the Duke and Duchess's son, Archie, was born. Their office was moved to Buckingham Palace
11:16and officially closed on 31 March 2020 when the Sussexes ceased undertaking official engagements
11:22in support of the Queen. After some months in Canada and the United States, the couple bought
11:27a house in June 2020 on the former estate of Riven Rock in Montecito, California. The next month,
11:33the Duchess suffered a miscarriage. On 4 June 2021, their daughter, Lilibet, was born. The Duke
11:39and Duchess own a Labrador named Pula and two Beagles named Guy and Mamma Mia. Harry is godfather
11:44to five or six children. In May 1988, Harry underwent a surgery for a minor hernia. In November 2000,
11:51he broke his thumb while playing football at Eton and underwent a minor operation.
11:55In his memoir, Spare, Harry admits that he took cocaine at the age of 17.
11:59In 2002, it was reported that, with Charles' encouragement, Harry had paid a visit to a
12:05drug rehabilitation unit to talk to drug addicts after it had emerged that he had been smoking
12:09cannabis and drinking at his father's Highgrove house and at a local pub in the summer of 2001.
12:15He adds in his memoir that he smoked cannabis at Eton and in Kensington Palace Gardens,
12:20but he later told a court that he never smoked in father's house.
12:23In the memoir, he also detailed taking magic mushrooms at a party at Courtney Cox's house
12:28in January 2016. In 2017 and during an appearance on Bryony Gordon's podcast Mad World,
12:35Harry acknowledged that with the support of his brother he had sought counseling years
12:38after his mother's death. He added that he had struggled with aggression,
12:42had suffered from anxiety during royal engagements, and had been very close to a complete breakdown
12:47on numerous occasions. He later added that he had taken up boxing as a way of coping with
12:52mental stress and letting out aggression. In other interviews he stated that besides therapy he took
12:57alcohol to cope and used experimental drugs recreationally, including psychedelics, ayahuasca,
13:03psilocybin, mushrooms. He also stated that what he experienced after his mother's death was very
13:08much post-traumatic stress disorder. In his mental health television documentary,
13:12The Me You Can't See, which premiered in 2021, he added that he had undergone four years of therapy
13:17to address his mental health issues, having been encouraged to do so by his future wife after they
13:22had started dating. He also mentioned that he had suffered from panic attacks severe anxiety in his
13:27late 20 seconds and that the heavy load of official visits and functions had eventually led to burnout.
13:33In an episode of Armchair Expert, Harry attributed his mental health issues to the ineffective
13:38parenting style of previous generations and to the genetic pain and suffering passed down in his family.
13:44Adding that he believed his issues stemmed from the pain or suffering that perhaps my father
13:48or my parents had suffered. In his 2023 memoir, Harry described himself as an agorafo.
13:54In March 2023, the Heritage Foundation sent a dossier on Harry's drug use to different government
14:00entities, asking whether he had admitted to pass drug use on his U.S. visa application.
14:05The following month, they filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
14:10demanding his immigration records. At the age of 21, Harry became a councillor of state
14:15and began his duties in that capacity. On 6 January 2009, the Queen granted Harry and
14:21William their own royal household. Previously, William and Harry's affairs had been handled
14:26by their father's office at Clarence House in central London. The new household released a
14:30statement announcing they had established their own office at nearby St. James' Palace to look after
14:35their public, military and charitable activities. In March 2012, Harry led an official visit to
14:41Belize as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration. He continued to the Bahamas and
14:46Jamaica, where the Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, was considering initiating a process of
14:51turning Jamaica into a republic. He then visited Brazil to attend the Great Campaign.
14:56Harry also played tambourine and took part in the music video for the song Sing, which was released
15:00in May 2012 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. Between 9 and 15 May 2013, he made an official
15:07visit to the United States. The tour promoted the rehabilitation of injured American and UK troops,
15:13publicized his own charity, then supported British interests. It included engagements in Washington,
15:19D.C., Colorado, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. He met survivors of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey.
15:25In October 2013, he undertook his first official tour of Australia, attending the International
15:31Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour. He also paid a visit to the Australian SAS HQ in Perth.
15:36In May 2014, he visited Estonia and Italy. In Estonia, he visited Freedom Square and the
15:42Capital Talon to honour fallen Estonian soldiers. He also attended a reception at the Estonian Parliament
15:48and a NATO military exercise. In Italy, Harry attended commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the
15:54Monte Cassino Battles, in which Polish, Commonwealth and British troops fought. On 6 November 2014,
16:01he opened the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, a task usually performed by Prince Philip.
16:06Before reporting for duty to the Australian Defence Force, Harry visited the Australian War Memorial
16:11in Canberra on 6 April 2015. On 7 May 2015, he made a farewell walkabout at the Sydney Opera House
16:19and visited Macquarie University Hospital. On 24, 25 April 2015, he joined his father in Turkey to attend
16:27commemorations of the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. On 28 October 2015, he carried out one
16:34day of engagements in the U.S. He launched the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 with First Lady Michelle
16:40Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden at Fort Belvoir. He later attended an Invictus Games board meeting and a
16:46reception to celebrate the launch at the British ambassador's residence. On 26 November 2015,
16:52as patron of Centibale, Harry travelled to Lesudu to attend the opening of the Mamohado Children's
16:57Centre. From 30 November to 3 December 2015, he made an official visit to South Africa.
17:04He visited Cape Town, where he presented the insignia of the Order of the Companions of Honour to the
17:08Archbishop on behalf of the Queen. Harry also played the Centibale Royal Salute Polo Cup
17:13at Valdevai Estate in Cape Town, fundraising for Centibale. He visited Nepal 19, the 23rd of March
17:202016. He stayed until the end of March 2016 to help rebuild a secondary school with Team Rubicon UK
17:26and visited a hydropower project in central Nepal. In April 2018, he was appointed Commonwealth Youth
17:33Ambassador, a position which he held until March 2020. Also in that month, Harry became a patron of
17:39Walk of America, a campaign which brings together a number of veterans who will take part in a 1,000-mile
17:44expedition across the U.S. in mid-28. The prince was appointed the president of the Queen's Commonwealth
17:50Trust, which focuses on projects involving children and welfare of prisoners. In April, periodically,
17:56online QCT chat sessions were conducted and uploaded to YouTube for general public viewing.
18:01He remained the charity's president until February 2021. In July 2018, Harry traveled to Dublin,
18:08Ireland, alongside his wife Meghan, which marked their first overseas visit as a couple.
18:13In October 2018, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex traveled to Sydney for the 2018 Invictus Games.
18:19This formed part of a Pacific tour that included Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
18:24Harry identifies as a feminist. During their visit to Morocco in February 2019,
18:29the Duke and Duchess focused on projects centered on women's empowerment,
18:33girls' education, inclusivity, and encouragement of social entrepreneurship.
18:38As part of establishing a separate office from Kensington Palace in 2019,
18:42the Duke and Duchess created an Instagram social media account,
18:46which broke the record for the fastest account at the time to reach a million followers.
18:50During his trip to Angola in 2019, the Duke visited the Born Free to Shine project in Luanda,
18:55an initiative by First Lady Ana Diaz-Larenko which aims to prevent HIV transmission from mothers to
19:01babies through education, medical testing, and treatment. He also met HIV plus youth and teenagers
19:07during his visit. During his visit to the Luang Luiana National Park, the Duke unveiled an
19:12initiative by the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy to help with protecting an ancient elephant migration
19:17route by providing safe passage for them in the forest. In September and October 2019,
19:22a Southern African tour included Malawi, Angola, South Africa, and Botswana.
19:27Because infant son Archie traveled with the Sussex, this was their first official tour as a family.
19:32Harry completed 1,190 engagements between 2006 and 2019.
19:38Until next time, stay curious, stay informed, and keep exploring the world's incredible stories.
19:43I stop at this point today. I hope I added something to you.
19:47Soon we will publish.
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