What Truly Shaped Prince Harry In His Life And Made Him The Person He Is Today?

Prince Harry paid tribute to his late grandfather during a BBC special called “Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers.” He narrated a story about saying goodbye to his matter-of-fact grandfather before going to war. He dished (via Independent),

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“Going off to Afghanistan he very mattered of fact and just said: ‘Make sure you come back alive.'” He continued, “Then when I came back, there wasn’t a deep level of discussion, more a case of: ‘Well you made it. How was it?’ That’s how he was.” Unlike Prince Philip, Harry doesn’t have a prim-and-proper demeanor, and his stiff upper lip seems to have gone rogue en route to the United States.

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Prince Harry spoke at the Salute to Freedom Gala held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York. Per People, Harry revealed that the military played a huge role in who he has become. He explained, “My experience in the military made me who I am today, and I will always be grateful for the people I got to serve with — wherever in the world we were.” Harry also talked about the dark side of war, stating, “[Y]ou also see and experience things you hope no one else has to.” He added, “These stay with us, sometimes like a slideshow of images.” Prince Harry has faced down death, like when he gunned down Taliban forces in Afghanistan. That has to change you.