UN Speech showed ‘just how far Prince Harry has come’, says Sussex pal
Prince Harry has split opinions following his speech to the United Nations general assembly on Nelson Mandela International Day.
The talk, which lasted 15 minutes, was the longest he has done in his career so far.
He honoured the late legendary South African leader, who spent 27 years behind bars for his opposition to apartheid.
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Harry used the time to discuss the issues facing the globe, from climate change to the relationships between the “many” and the “few”.
He said: “Right now, the water is rising all around us—in some places, quite literally.
“So it’s more important than ever that we seek a purpose greater than ourselves… and get to work.”
He gave the speech during his and Meghan’s short trip to New York which also saw them meet with social justice advocates and Amina Mohammed, the secretary-general of the UN.
While many disliked the speech, including Piers Morgan who called it “rambling”, others have been quick to note that it is a mark of how far the sixth-in-line to the throne has come in recent years.
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Omid Scobie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biographer, praised Harry for his persistence in becoming the man people see today.
Writing for Yahoo, he said: “As a “spare” heir born without a defined role, seeking a life of greater purpose has been a long and mostly solitary journey for Harry, going back as far as the day he signed up to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2005 to start a decade-long military career.”
He continued: “Stepping away from his royal role – and the tight restrictions of a life within the institution of the monarchy – has been the latest step in that journey, finally opening up a world of potential previously unavailable to him as the sixth-in-line.”
Scobie is the preferred reporter of the Sussexes and has been described as a ‘pal’ by some publications.
In this instance, he came to their defence following the speech that caused fury among others, including commentator Kat Timpf who labelled Harry a“professional victim” and said he had been “whining at every chance he gets about almost everything”.
Scobie, however, said that the speech marked a point of difference for the duke between now and when he decided to make the huge decision to step back as a working royal.
“Two years later, and without a penny from the British taxpayer, Harry has created the life he has long dreamed about. A life that, dare I say it, he couldn’t have achieved if he remained a working member of 'The Firm'.”
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