Prince Harry did not want to end up like King Charles in his early thirties.
The Duke of Sussex, who was single in 2016, talks about fearing a late wedding like his father.
He notes in memoir ‘Spare’: “I was nearly the age Pa had been when he’d got married, and he’d been considered a tragically late bloomer. At thirty-two he’d been ridiculed for his inability or unwillingness to find a partner.”
He adds: “I was staring thirty-two in the face. Something has to change. Please? It will. I opened my mouth to the sky, to the moon. To the future. Aaaah”