Prince Harry’s stolen future

It had been, for a change, a good few days for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Not only have they managed to make an atypically low-profile and successful visit to Windsor Castle for an air-clearing meeting with the Queen – which, unlike virtually ever other appointment they have had in recent years, appeared in the media after it took place – but they have now headed to The Hague for the Invictus games. The games remains one of the most successful endeavours that Prince Harry has ever associated himself with. After months of negative publicity, there has been the potential for the much-maligned duo to re-establish themselves in good standing with the Royal Family and the wider world before the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations in June.

It therefore comes as a pity that the Duke, never a man who knowingly avoids spouting clichés, has managed to embarrass himself once again. While his loathing of the media is a well-documented part of his life, he has sufficiently unbent to give an interview to the only kinds of journalists he seems comfortable talking to these days: children.