Prince Harry: I wanted out of the Royal family

Prince Harry once “wanted out” of the Royal Family, he has admitted.

The Royal said his time in the Army when he was “just Harry” was “the best escape I’ve ever had” and he had once considered giving up his title.

In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Harry said: “I felt I wanted out but then decided to stay in and work out a role for myself.”

The Prince, who dedicates much of his time to charitable causes, including helping wounded veterans and mental health, said he and his brother the Duke of Cambridge: “don’t want to be just a bunch of celebrities”.

“We are incredibly passionate with our charities and they have been chosen because they are on the path shown to me by our mother,” he said.

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His comments come after Harry suggested in Newsweek magazine that no one in the Royal Family actually wants the throne.

“We are not doing this for ourselves but for the greater good of the people,” he said. “Is there any one of the Royal Family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will carry out our duties at the right time.”