Robert Jobson spoke about the adaptive sports competition for veterans and service personnel being the Duke of Sussex’s “number one passion project.”
“It’s been very successful since its outset,” Jobson said. “It doesn’t come cheap, it costs a lot of money, and he’s been able to continue to raise that money throughout this period, which is impressive.”
“But I think there was a degree of jealousy about how well it had gone. I do think that William was surprised how much this had been such a success and how much money was being thrown into it and how many governments were getting involved,” Jobson added.
Prince Harry and Prince William unveil Princess Diana statue on July 1, 2021.DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty
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Royal commentator Victoria Murphy said on the ABC News special, “Harry is no longer a working royal. Invictus no longer sits under the umbrella of organizations that the royal family officially are part of and therefore, they haven’t mentioned it at all since Harry stepped back as a working royal.”
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Surrounding the release of his memoirSparelast year, Prince Harry spoke withGood Morning America’s Michael Strahan about therift with his brother, saying there has “always been this competition between us, weirdly.”
Although Prince Harryflew to the U.K.earlier this month following the news of his father King Charles’cancer diagnosis, a royal source saidthere were “no plans” for Prince Harry and Prince William to get together.
Murphy said in the special, “I thought it was really interesting not just that William didn’t want to see Harry when he came over to the U.K. but he was happy for people to know that he had no plans to see him. I think that says a lot about how significant those hostilities still are.”
Prince Harry and Prince William at a vigil for Queen Elizabeth in Sept. 2022.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty
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As for whether King Charles' diagnosis could have a “reunifying effect” on the royal family,Harry said onGood Morning Americathis month: “Absolutely. Yeah, I’m sure. Throughout all these families, I see it on a day-to-day basis, the strength of the family unit coming together.”
When asked about being physically far from his father during this time, Prince Harry said, “I have my own family, as we all do. My family and my life in California is as it is. I’ve got other trips planned that would take me through the U.K. or back to the U.K., so I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can.”
While there have been reports suggesting that the ABC News special may conflict with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s production deal with Netflix (which streamed Harry’sHeart of Invictusdocuseries last year), ABC, the network behindGood Morning America, routinely streams their shows and specials on Hulu.
source: people.com
