Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

The record

Compiled by the MrScandal desk from the documents below · Desk editor Kristaps Siliņš · Nov 9, 2026

Prince Harry was born on September 15, 1984, at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. The Royal Family's official record lists ten years in the Armed Forces, including two tours of Afghanistan with the British Army, ending operational duties in 2015, the year he was made a KCVO. He co-founded the charity Sentebale with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 and created the Invictus Games, first held in London in 2014.

On his wedding day, May 19, 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II made him Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel. On January 8, 2020, he and the Duchess said they would step back as senior members of the Royal Family, and on February 19, 2021, Buckingham Palace confirmed they would not return as working members, adding that they remained much loved members of the family.

Two court rulings stand out beyond his testimony against the Mirror's publisher. In December 2023 Mr Justice Fancourt found in Duke of Sussex v MGN that voicemail interception was widespread and habitual at MGN's three titles and that the Duke was targeted, though in a much more limited way, with his phone probably targeted on occasions when there was an important storyline. In May 2025 the Court of Appeal dismissed his challenge to the decisions of RAVEC, the Home Office committee on protective security, about his protection.

Roles and honours on the record

• until 2015 British Armed Forces, ten years of service including two tours of Afghanistan source
• 2014 Founder of the Invictus Games, first held in London source
• 2018-present Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel source
• 2023-2025 Claimant, Duke of Sussex & Ors v MGN Ltd and R (Duke of Sussex) v Secretary of State for the Home Department source