Editing Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (section)

==Public image==
In his youth, Harry earned a reputation for being rebellious, leading the [[tabloid journalism|tabloid]] press to label him a "wild child".<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL2968319120080301|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213144307/https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL2968319120080301|last=Majendie|first=Paul|title=Prince Harry: Wild child turned war hero|work=Reuters|date=1 March 2008|archive-date=13 February 2024|access-date=16 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the age of 17, he was seen smoking cannabis, drinking underage with friends, and clashing physically with [[paparazzi]] outside nightclubs.<ref name="Reuters" /><ref name="Nightclub-Scuffle">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3762200.stm|title=Prince Harry in nightclub scuffle|work=BBC News|date=21 October 2004|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> In early 2005, he was photographed at a "Colonial and Native"-themed birthday party in [[Wiltshire]] wearing a [[Nazi German]] [[Afrika Korps]] uniform with a [[swastika]]{{anchor|Harry_swastika}} armband.<ref name="BBC-Costume">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170083.stm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051028002744/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170083.stm|title=Harry says sorry for Nazi costume|work=BBC News|access-date=14 October 2008|archive-date=28 October 2005|date=13 January 2005|url-status=live}}</ref> His choice sparked a backlash from the media, politicians, and religious figures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dw.com/en/prince-harry-offends-with-nazi-gaffe/a-1457931|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722165732/https://www.dw.com/en/prince-harry-offends-with-nazi-gaffe/a-1457931|title=Prince Harry Offends with Nazi Gaffe|work=Deutsche Welle|date=13 January 2005|archive-date=22 July 2015|access-date=27 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Clarence House later issued a public statement in which Harry apologised for his behaviour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170623.stm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207053727/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170623.stm|title=Harry public apology 'not needed'|work=BBC News|date=14 January 2005|archive-date=7 February 2006|access-date=14 October 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/12/harry.nazi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110807/https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/12/harry.nazi/|title=Harry sorry for Nazi uniform stunt|work=CNN|date=13 January 2005|archive-date=21 September 2023|access-date=27 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview for his 21st birthday he stated that it "was a very stupid thing to do and I've learnt my lesson".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4246518.stm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050919170138/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4246518.stm|title=Harry 'loves wonderful Camilla'|work=BBC News|date=7 October 2005|archive-date=19 September 2005|access-date=18 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2005, in response to an inquiry about his Zimbabwean girlfriend Chelsy Davy, Harry responded "She's not black or anything, you know".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,3604,1383309,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214103009/https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,3604,1383309,00.html|title=Charles, prince of the prudes|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Summerskill|date=5 January 2005|archive-date=14 December 2020|access-date=25 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2009, the British [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]], the ''[[News of the World]]'', revealed a video made by Harry three years earlier in which he referred to a Pakistani fellow officer cadet as "our little [[Paki (slur)|Paki]] friend" and called a soldier wearing a camouflage hood a "[[raghead]]". These terms were described by the Leader of the Opposition at the time [[David Cameron]] as "unacceptable",<ref name="telegraphy on harry comments 2009">{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501150613/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/4216808/Prince-Harrys-Paki-comments-completely-unacceptable-says-David-Cameron.html|archive-date=1 May 2011|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/4216808/Prince-Harrys-Paki-comments-completely-unacceptable-says-David-Cameron.html|title=Prince Harry's 'Paki' comments 'completely unacceptable', says David Cameron|work=The Telegraph|first1=David|last1=Harrison|first2=Jon|last2=Swaine|date=11 January 2009}}</ref> and by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' as "racist".<ref name="telegraphy on harry comments 2009" /> A British Muslim youth organisation called Harry a "thug".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7822883.stm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7822883.stm|title=Prince's racist term sparks anger|work=BBC News|date=11 January 2009|archive-date=6 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Further extracts showed him telling a comrade "I love you" before giving him a kiss on the cheek and licking his face, and asking another whether he felt gay, queer, or on the side.<ref name="The Guardian-Jan 2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jan/12/prince-harry-racism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905172033/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jan/12/prince-harry-racism|title=Video nasty: Prince Harry faces racism inquiry over footage of 'Paki' remark|work=The Guardian|first1=Stephen|last1=Bates|first2=Richard|last2=Norton-Taylor|date=11 January 2009|archive-date=5 September 2013|access-date=27 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.towleroad.com/2009/01/uk-gay-activist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420020636/https://www.towleroad.com/2009/01/uk-gay-activist/|title=UK Gay Activist: Prince Harry's Male Kiss 'Liberated and Enlightened'|work=Towleroad|date=14 January 2009|archive-date=20 April 2017|access-date=30 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Clarence House]] immediately issued an apology from Harry, who stated that no malice was intended in his remarks.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/10/prince.harry.videos/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121061506/http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/10/prince.harry.videos/index.html|last=Byron|first=Katy|title=Britain's Prince Harry apologizes for offensive language|work=CNN|date=11 January 2009|archive-date=21 January 2009|access-date=11 January 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, it was reported that the military had instructed Harry to attend a diversity course.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 February 2009 |archive-date=9 March 2021|title=Reports: Prince Harry to attend diversity course|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29164935|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309060921/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29164935|work=NBC News|access-date=5 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, British stand-up comedian [[Stephen K. Amos]] alleged that after a stand-up show for Charles's 60th birthday celebrations in November 2008 Harry had commented on his performance by saying, "You don't sound like a black chap", though he hoped that the remarks were made in jest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/harry-told-me-you-don-t-sound-black-claims-comic-1606648.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224090812/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/harry-told-me-you-don-t-sound-black-claims-comic-1606648.html|title=Harry told me 'you don't sound black' claims comic|work=The Independent|first=Vicky|last=Shaw|date=11 February 2009|archive-date=24 February 2021|access-date=17 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{anchor|Strip Billiards}}In October 2007, a video from Harry's trip to Namibia with his friends surfaced, which showed him snorting vodka and licking a male friend's nipples.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-reportedly-snorted-vodka/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229182623/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-reportedly-snorted-vodka/|title=Prince Harry Reportedly Snorted Vodka|work=CBS News|date=9 October 2007|archive-date=29 December 2018|access-date=30 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.towleroad.com/2007/10/prince-harry-go/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518084538/https://www.towleroad.com/2007/10/prince-harry-go/|title=Prince Harry Gone Wild, Snorting Vodka, Licking Male Nipple|work=Towleroad|date=8 October 2007|archive-date=18 May 2016|access-date=30 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> While on holiday in Las Vegas in August 2012, Harry and an unknown young woman were photographed naked in a [[Wynn Las Vegas]] hotel room, reportedly during a game of strip [[billiards]]. The pictures were leaked by American celebrity website [[TMZ]] on 21 August 2012,<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry naked photos during Vegas rager |url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/21/prince-harry-naked-photos-nude-vegas-hotel-party|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822041459/http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/21/prince-harry-naked-photos-nude-vegas-hotel-party/|work=TMZ|date=21 August 2012|archive-date=22 August 2012|access-date=22 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and reported worldwide by mainstream media on 22 August 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naked photos of Prince Harry surface in Las Vegas|first=Ed|last=Payne|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/showbiz/prince-harry-photos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825003238/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/showbiz/prince-harry-photos/|work=CNN|date=22 August 2012|archive-date=25 August 2012|access-date=22 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Naked Prince Harry photos published online|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19346468|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822184406/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19346468|work=BBC News|date=22 August 2012|archive-date=22 August 2012|access-date=22 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The photographs were shown by the American media, but British media were reluctant to publish them.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nude Harry photos: How UK tabloids lost their sting|first=Robert|last=Jobson|author-link=Robert Jobson |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/opinion/britain-harry-press-jobson/|work=CNN|date=22 August 2012|access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> Royal aides suggested [[Clarence House]] would contact the [[Press Complaints Commission]] (PCC) if British publications used the pictures.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naked pictures of Prince Harry published by gossip website|first=Josh|last=Halliday |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/aug/22/naked-pictures-prince-harry-published|work=The Guardian|date=22 August 2012|access-date=22 August 2012|location=London}}</ref> [[St James's Palace]] confirmed that Harry was in the photographs, saying that he was essentially a victim whose privacy had been invaded and contacted the PCC upon hearing that a number of British newspapers were considering publishing the photographs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry naked photos prompted palace call to PCC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19352489|work=BBC News|archive-date=23 August 2012|date=23 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823102128/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19352489|access-date=23 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 August 2012, [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|''The Sun'']] newspaper published the photographs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry naked Vegas photos published by Sun|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19364261|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823220814/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19364261|date=24 August 2012|archive-date=23 August 2012|access-date=24 August 2012|work=BBC News|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2021, reports emerged about Harry's meetings with Saudi businessman [[Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz]], whose receipt of a [[CBE]] became the subject of an investigation by the [[Scottish Charity Regulator]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/princes-foundation-chairman-douglas-connell-quits-over-claims-charity-accepted-six-figure-sum-from-russian-donor-12408614|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326035134/https://news.sky.com/story/princes-foundation-chairman-douglas-connell-quits-over-claims-charity-accepted-six-figure-sum-from-russian-donor-12408614|title=Prince's Foundation chairman Douglas Connell quits over claims charity accepted six-figure sum from Russian donor|work=Sky News|date=15 September 2021|archive-date=26 March 2023|access-date=15 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Mahfouz had met Harry in 2013 and 2014 and donated £50,000 to his charity Sentebale and £10,000 to Walking With The Wounded, of which Harry is patron. ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' claimed that the meetings with Harry opened the way for Mahfouz to get access to the Prince of Wales.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/harry-i-cut-ties-with-dads-saudi-cbe-friend-because-of-his-motives-jt2jrks9t|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110809/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-i-cut-ties-with-dads-saudi-cbe-friend-because-of-his-motives-jt2jrks9t|title=Harry: I cut ties with dad's Saudi CBE friend because of 'his motives'|work=[[The Times]]|first=Gabriel|last=Pogrund|date=5 December 2021|archive-date=21 September 2023|access-date=5 December 2021|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry referred to the incident as the "CBE scandal" in December 2021 and stated that he severed ties with Mahfouz in 2015 after expressing "growing concerns" about his motives, though aides from his father's household denied having any discussions with him regarding Mahfouz.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/12/06/prince-harry-did-not-raise-concerns-billionaire-saudi-donor/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921113903/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/12/06/prince-harry-did-not-raise-concerns-billionaire-saudi-donor/|title=Prince Harry 'did not raise concerns' about billionaire Saudi donor with Clarence House|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=6 December 2021|archive-date=21 September 2023|access-date=9 December 2021|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> A spokesperson for Sentebale defended the meetings and added that there was not any impropriety regarding the donations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/charity-founded-prince-harry-denies-impropriety-mahfouz-foundation-donations/governance/article/1735125|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110808/https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/charity-founded-prince-harry-denies-impropriety-mahfouz-foundation-donations/governance/article/1735125|title=Charity founded by Prince Harry denies any impropriety over Mahfouz Foundation donations|work=Third Sector|first=Stephen|last=Delahunty|date=6 December 2021|archive-date=21 September 2023|access-date=9 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2024, Harry was named in a lawsuit against [[P. Diddy]] who was facing allegations of sexual trafficking. He was mentioned as a well-known celebrity associate of Combs, whom he would use among other famous figures to draw guests to his parties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/prince-harry-p-diddy-sexual-assault-lawsuit-b2518881.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327003524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/prince-harry-p-diddy-sexual-assault-lawsuit-b2518881.html|title=Prince Harry named in $30m Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexual assault lawsuit|work=The Independent|first=Holly|last=Evans|date=26 March 2024|archive-date=27 March 2024|access-date=27 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Public opinion===
In view of their [[environmental activism]], Harry and Meghan were criticised in August 2019 for reportedly taking four [[private jet]] journeys in 11 days, including one to [[Elton John]]'s home in [[Nice]], France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49398852|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828192722/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49398852|title=Elton John defends Harry and Meghan's use of private jets|work=BBC News|date=19 August 2019|archive-date=28 August 2023|access-date=23 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The criticism was in line with the reactions the royal family faced in June 2019, after it was revealed that they "had doubled [their] carbon footprint from business travel".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/harry-used-private-jet-twice-in-a-week-after-climate-talks-pwv57fnj3|title=Prince Harry used private jet twice in a week after climate talks|work=[[The Times]]|first=Ben|last=Webster |date=19 August 2019|access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821191008/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-used-private-jet-twice-in-a-week-after-climate-talks-pwv57fnj3|archive-date=21 August 2019|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/uk/harry-meghan-private-jets-gbr-intl/index.html |title=Harry and Meghan branded hypocrites for using private jets|work=CNN|first=Bianca|last=Britton |date=20 August 2019|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821194635/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/uk/harry-meghan-private-jets-gbr-intl/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry received backlash again in August 2021 and 2022 for taking a two-hour flight on private jets between California and [[Aspen, Colorado]], to participate in an annual charity polo tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sustainable-living/prince-harry-private-jet-flying-b1906737.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822175416/https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sustainable-living/prince-harry-private-jet-flying-b1906737.html|title=Prince Harry criticised after flying in private jet after charity polo match|work=The Independent|first=Kate|last=Ng|date=22 August 2021|archive-date=22 August 2021|access-date=23 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/26/prince-harry-takes-private-jet-one-day-polo-match-has-kit-transported/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826163857/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/26/prince-harry-takes-private-jet-one-day-polo-match-has-kit-transported/|title=Prince Harry takes private jet to one-day polo match and has kit transported in separate car|work=The Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=26 August 2022|archive-date=26 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022 and on their way to California after the [[Queen's Platinum Jubilee]], Harry and Meghan boarded a private jet that was estimated to have emitted "ten times more carbon than flying commercial".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/harry-and-meghan-back-in-us-after-low-key-appearance-at-jubilee-5hwq7d23p|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606103126/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-and-meghan-back-in-us-after-low-key-appearance-at-jubilee-5hwq7d23p|title=Harry and Meghan's private jet to US raises climate questions|work=[[The Times]]|first1=Andrew|last1=Ellson|first2=Debbie|last2=White|date=6 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref>

After his marriage, Harry's popularity skyrocketed above all the other royals as he was deemed likable by 77 per cent of respondents in a poll of 3,600 Britons conducted by statistics and polling company [[YouGov]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/11/prince-harry-most-popular-royal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113222808/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/11/prince-harry-most-popular-royal|archive-date=13 November 2018|title= Prince Harry Just Beat the Queen in a Royal Popularity Contest |magazine=Vanity Fair|date=13 November 2018|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> However, his popularity fell after [[Megxit|stepping back from royal duties]], and it plummeted after the release of his controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, his Netflix docuseries, and his memoir.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-uk-public-opinion-of-couple-worst-ever-after-oprah-winfrey-interview-poll-suggests-12243692|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312140536/https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-uk-public-opinion-of-couple-worst-ever-after-oprah-winfrey-interview-poll-suggests-12243692|archive-date=12 March 2021 |title= Harry and Meghan: UK public opinion of couple 'worst ever' after Oprah Winfrey interview, poll suggests |work=Sky News|date=13 March 2021|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-title-netflix-survey-b2254050.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231140224/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-title-netflix-survey-b2254050.html|archive-date=31 December 2022|title= Nearly half of Brits say Prince Harry should lose his title, survey suggests|work=The Independent|date=1 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-09/harry-s-popularity-with-the-british-public-hits-record-low-ahead-of-book-release?leadSource=uverify%20wall|title=Prince Harry's Popularity With British Public Hits Record Low Ahead of Book Release|work=Bloomberg|first=Ted|last=Hennessey|date=9 January 2023|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> In December 2022, Harry was found to be the third most disliked member of the British royal family by YouGov, preceded by his uncle [[Prince Andrew]] and his wife Meghan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/12/09/after-prince-andrew-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129225315/https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/12/09/after-prince-andrew-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle|title=After Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain Britain's most unpopular royals|website=YouGov|date=6 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Sarah Lyall]] noted that following the release of his memoir Harry and his wife lost support within segments of the American public and press.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/books/prince-harry-book-royal-family.html|title=Has Prince Harry's Confessional Tour Run Its Course?|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Sarah|last=Lyall|date=9 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023|url-access=limited}}</ref> It has been suggested by critics that this fall from public esteem is due to Harry and Meghan's frequent attempts to achieve ongoing relevancy,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63890246|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120050310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63890246|title= Harry and Meghan: Does Netflix's documentary live up to the hype?|work=BBC News|date=9 December 2022|archive-date=20 January 2024|access-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and their perceived hypocrisy and selfishness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-63876934|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507080956/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-63876934|title=Royals deny they were asked to comment on Harry and Meghan show|work=BBC News|date=3 December 2022|archive-date=7 May 2023|access-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/netflix-drama-shows-prince-harry-s-true-selfish-nature-9290243/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213120316/https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/netflix-drama-shows-prince-harry-s-true-selfish-nature-9290243/|title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix documentary highlights his true selfish nature, writes Kris Johnston|work=Lynn News|date=19 December 2022|archive-date=13 February 2024|access-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/12/12/unapologetically-selfish-harry-meghan-product-american-obsession/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228093615/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/12/12/unapologetically-selfish-harry-meghan-product-american-obsession/|title= Unapologetically selfish, Harry and Meghan are a product of the American obsession with therapy|work=The Telegraph|date=12 December 2022|archive-date=28 February 2023|access-date=7 January 2023|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry and Meghan's exit from the royal family was satirized in [[The Worldwide Privacy Tour|a 2023 episode]] of ''[[South Park]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=16 February 2023|title='South Park' Tears Into Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's 'Worldwide Privacy Tour'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/south-park-roasts-prince-harry-meghan-markle-the-worldwide-privacy-tour-1235261636/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219142730/https://deadline.com/2023/02/south-park-roasts-prince-harry-meghan-markle-the-worldwide-privacy-tour-1235261636/|archive-date=19 December 2023|access-date=24 June 2023|website=Deadline|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018 and 2021, Harry was selected as one of the [[100 Most Influential People in the World]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5239433/prince-harry/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226082033/https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5239433/prince-harry/|archive-date=26 February 2024|title=Prince Harry Is on the TIME 100 List|magazine=Time|first=Elton|last=John|access-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the magazine named Harry and his wife as among the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-named-time-most-influential-people-internet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203064509/https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-named-time-most-influential-people-internet/|title=Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Named to Time's List of Most Influential People on the Internet|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=16 July 2019|archive-date=3 February 2023|access-date=15 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the couple was featured on one of the magazine's seven worldwide ''Time 100'' covers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insider.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-time-100-most-influential-people-list-2021-9|title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feature on Time's cover as they make its 100 'most influential' people list|work=Insider|first=Kelly|last=McLaughlin|date=15 September 2021|access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' named him as one of the "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/25-most-intriguing-people-of-2023-photos-8410727|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122210622/https://people.com/25-most-intriguing-people-of-2023-photos-8410727|title=Meet PEOPLE's 25 Most Intriguing People of the Year!|magazine=People|date=5 December 2023|archive-date=22 January 2024|access-date=5 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, [[James Hibberd (writer)|James Hibberd]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' named Harry and Meghan among the Hollywood losers of 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-winners-losers-2023-1235712279/|title=The Biggest Hollywood Winners and Losers of 2023: From Margot Robbie to Marvel|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=7 December 2023|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>

Following Harry and Meghan's trip to Nigeria in May 2024, Lucia Stein of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] argued that the couple could have been used by the royal family, and added that "perhaps how helpful they would have been" had an agreement on a "hybrid working model" been achieved.<ref name="LStein">{{Cite news |last=Stein |first=Lucia |date=13 May 2024 |title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Nigerian tour is a reminder of what might have been |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/why-were-harry-and-meghan-in-nigeria/103839774 |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Australian Broadcasting Company News |language=en-AU}}</ref> Media editor, [[Tina Brown]] commented in relation to the visit, they are "enormously appealing to the public, and very good at [public engagement]."<ref name="LStein"/> In the same year Harry's role as founder of Travalyst was recognised in the second edition of the ''Time'' 100 Climate list which ranked the most influential climate action leaders.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/7172552/prince-harry-climate/|title=Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex: TIME100 Climate List|magazine=Time|first=Olivia B.|last=Waxman|date=12 November 2024|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>

In January 2025, [[Justine Bateman]] called the behavior of Harry and Meghan "repulsive" for showing up at a food bank during the [[Palisades Fire|Southern California wildfires]] in the [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], a section of Los Angeles. Bateman stated that Harry and his wife were not "politicians" and were only after a "[[photo op]]", calling them "disaster tourists".<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Independent |first=Ellie |last=Muir|title=Meghan and Harry branded 'disaster tourists' after LA wildfires 'photo op' claims star |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meghan-markle-prince-harry-justine-bateman-la-wildfires-b2678418.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008203234/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?|date=13 January 2024|archive-date=8 October 2024|access-date=14 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry and Meghan's appearance in the area drew mixed reactions from segments of the media and public figures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kelly-osbourne-los-angeles-fires-meghan-harry-b2681176.html|title=Kelly Osbourne calls out celebrities using LA fires as photo op after Meghan and Harry labeled 'disaster tourists'|first=Amber|last=Raiken|work=The Independent|date=16 January 2025|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/video/585878-prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-flaunting-their-donations-to-la-fire-victims|title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle blasted for flaunting their donations to LA fire victims|work=Geo TV|date=17 January 2025|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-distribute-food-supplies-eaton-wildfire-victims-world-central-kitchen-8772999|title=Meghan Markle and Prince Harry visit Eaton fire victims, distributing food and supplies|magazine=People|first1=Charmaine|last1=Patterson|first2=Erin|last2=Hill|date=13 January 2025|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>