Call Me Harry! Prince Drops Royal Title At Scotland Event After Queen Elizabeth’s Snub
Feb. 26 2020, Updated 7:06 p.m. ET
Just call him “Harry.”
Prince Harry dropped his royal title at an event in Scotland, where he appeared solo to promote the launch of Travalyst, a new eco-friendly travel firm in Edinburgh.
Before he walked onto the stage, presenter Ayesha Hazarika told the audience: “He’s made it clear that we are all just to call him Harry. So, ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm, Scottish welcome to Harry.”
The Duke of Sussex — known as the Earl of Dumbarton when in Scotland — attended the event on Wednesday, February 26.
Earlier in the week, the royal, 35, flew to Britain from Canada on a commercial flight — sticking to his mission to decrease his carbon footprint. He arrived in Edinburgh on an eco-friendly LNER train from London King's Cross station on Tuesday, February 25, flanked by Scotland Yard bodyguards.
As RadarOnline.com readers know, Harry will officially step down as a senior royal in about one month in order to lead a more independent life as a husband to Meghan Markle and father to son Archie. The Sussexes will make their own money and live under their own terms — though they are expected to make some appearances with the rest of the royal family in March.
Weeks after Harry and Meghan, 38, announced their exit from the monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II demanded they stop using the word “royal” and drop their “Sussex Royal” brand entirely. The pair reluctantly agreed and addressed the issue on their website.
A source close to them exclusively told RadarOnline.com that the former Suits actress is incredibly “disappointed” in the queen’s decision to strip them of their Sussex Royal brand, but Harry has been “more accepting.”
Controversy
Harry’s latest partnership with Travalyst — a firm which will feature a grading system for users to track their carbon emissions — comes after he was slammed for his frequent use of private jets despite claiming to support green living.
Touring The Globe
Though the duke has long campaigned for environmental issues, his latest flight to Britain is believed to have been the seventh flight the he’s taken so far this year.
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Coming Clean
In September 2019, Harry addressed the backlash while in an Amsterdam summit, where he was promoting Travalyst.
"I spend 99% of my life traveling the world by commercial," he said."Occasionally there needs to be an opportunity based on a unique circumstance to ensure that my family are safe, and it’s genuinely as simple as that.”
Always Improving
He also admitted that while he does believe in green living, he is human, and every single person “can do better.”
Doing Better
"But, as I said in my speech, for me, what it is about balance. And, if I have to do that — not a decision that I would want to take, but if I have to do that — then I would ensure, as I have done previously, and I will continue to make sure that I do is to balance out that impact that I have,” Harry said at the time.