Prince Harry shares Meghan Markles understandable reaction after his successful skydiving competition in Canada.
The 42-year-old Duke of Sussex took to the skies in Toronto after promising the 102-year-old World War II veteran Ed Marshallthat he would skydive with him to raise awareness for war relief organizations. When Marshall was banned from skydiving with Harry because it was deemed medically unsafe, Marshall’s grandson, Baileystepped forward to take his place next to the Duke.
In conversation with CTV On Friday, September 25, after successfully completing the jump, Harry revealed that he immediately called Meghan, 45, after the feat.
“We noticed that you called your wife, the Duchess, right after,” the interviewer told Harry, wondering if it was difficult to get her on board with the idea of her husband jumping out of a plane.
“I didn’t have to convince her, but she was relieved when we got down,” Harry said. “It took me quite a while to get up again. I think she asked, ‘Are they down yet? Are they down yet?'”
Harry joked that she should point the finger at Marshall for convincing him to skydive in the first place.
“I only blamed Ed anyway,” Harry said. “I said, ‘I can’t do it, I don’t want to, I wish I could get out of this,’ but Ed is very convincing!”
During the interview, Harry also stated that there was no way he would back out of the challenge after giving his word to Marshall.
Prince Harry.
(Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative)“Ed was really excited about it. There’s no version where you can abandon a 102-year-old veteran,” Harry said CTV. “He was devastated that he couldn’t jump, but it was great to have him back.”
Harry continued: “They put a parachute on him. We thought he would probably jump on his own – I’m glad he didn’t and is still here! And in a few months he’ll be 103 years old.”
After living abroad for six years – briefly in Vancouver and then in Montecito, California – Harry and Meghan have moved back to the UK with their children Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5.
Prince Harry speaks for the first time about his family’s transatlantic return to England. “My highlight so far? Do I have to share it with you?” Harry, 42, joked during an interview with Hello! on Thursday, September 17th. at the Invictus Spirit Awards. “Look, the last few weeks have been… eventful.” We have learned (…)
Meghan, who is originally from California, moved to the UK after her engagement to Harry in 2017. The couple stepped back from their duties as senior working royals in 2020, opting for a private life and leaving the country with son Archie in tow. Their daughter Lili was born the next year in California.
Harry and Meghan, who tied the knot in 2018, have not publicly revealed the reason for their return to the UK
After the couple’s move, Harry’s father explained, King Charles IIIHe has since claimed that the duo are still no longer working royals. (Harry became estranged from his father after the move, but they have been working on a reconciliation since then.)
