Prince Harry said in an interview aired early Friday that he was “retiring” from his duties as a British royal, rather than “retiring” – and he said the “toxic” British media was to blame.
The prince addressed the royal unrest and other topics during an appearance in The Late Late Show with host James Corden.
Corden and his royal guest chatted as they visited various locations in the Los Angeles area. The interview included a ride on the top deck of a tour bus and Harry pointing out the TV theme song for the show ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ from the nineties.
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But in Harry’s first interview since his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, stripped Harry and wife Meghan Markle of their remaining royal duties, family matters were a major topic.
James Corden, left, interviewed Prince Harry which aired early Friday on ‘The Late Late Show’.
Harry told Corden he put the interests of his immediate family first. (He and Markle have one child named Archie, and recently announced that they are expecting another child.)
“It was to retire rather than retire,” Harry told Corden. “It was a very difficult environment, which I think a lot of people saw, so I did what any father or husband would do and thought, ‘How do I get my family out of here?’ But we never walked away, and as far as I am concerned, no matter what decisions are made, I will never walk away. ‘
As for the British press, he added: “We all know how the British press can be, and it has destroyed my mental health, I was like it was toxic. Therefore I did as any man and what any father would do is like, ‘I have to get my family out of here.’
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The former royals eventually moved to Southern California after leaving Britain, at intervals in Canada.
According to The Associated Press, Corden helped perform Oprah Winfrey, with whom the conversation with Harry and Markle takes place, on March 7th.
Associated Press contributed to this story.