Prince Harry has been described as a ‘court jester’ always eager for popularity.
Ken Wharfe, the former Protection Officer for Prince William, Harry, and the late Princess Diana, spoke on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, where he highlighted the similarities between Harry, now 40, and his mother, Princess Diana.
Speaking to The Sun’s Royal Editor, Matt Wilkinson, when asked if he recognised any similarities between Harry and his mother, Ken confirmed: “Yes, they’re both entertainers.”
Ken also claimed that when Harry and William were children, it was actually William who was less popular, as he continued: “Harry was always the court jester as a child.
“Part of the problem with him and his brother was that William was somewhat jealous of his popularity.
“But like his mother, she liked to be entertained, she liked to be popular.”
After stepping down as working royals and relocating to California in 2020, Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, 43, now reside in a luxurious Montecito mansion with their two children, Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3.
Their neighbors include A-list celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow. A royal expert noted that before Megxit and Harry’s move to the U.S., he enjoyed significant popularity in the UK.
He explained: “I haven’t got a great deal of sympathy for them.
“Prior to Megxit, he was more popular than the Queen.
“He has a style that’s so unique, he thought he could do six months in and six months out.
“It hasn’t worked out like that because the Queen wouldn’t allow that.”
He continued: “I think with Harry, he was popular, certainly when he was here in the United Kingdom.”
But despite this, he “doesn’t know” if there’s a slot for him to slip back into the British monarchy.
He shared: “He’s still got something to offer. It’s a question of how he puts it together with his wife and family, to see if he can achieve some sort of comeback.
“Is there a slot for him? I don’t know, I think we’ve got to wait and see what happens.”
Despite Harry’s somewhat dip in popularity, Ken shared that many have praised Harry as being ‘fun’, ‘mindful’ and ‘generous’, much like Diana.
Ken explained: “People will say he’s actually very fun to be with, he’s very good in meetings, he’s always mindful and careful of how he speaks to his staff, which was a classic Diana.
“She was very generous, she was a gift giver, Harry is exactly the same.
“I do see similarities.”
However, tensions between William and Harry, which had been simmering for years, were further exposed when Harry and Meghan publicly criticised the Royal Family during their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In the interview, they revealed that Kate had made Meghan cry over an argument about bridesmaid dresses before her 2018 wedding.
William and Harry are reportedly no longer on speaking terms, and they appeared to keep their distance during the recent funeral of their uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes, in Norfolk.
