Prince Harry was in New York City on Monday for an interview with The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert, protected by an armed guard as he continues his media blitz to promote his bombshell memoir Spare.
After the book came out on Tuesday, Duke, 38, traveled to Manhattan to record another interview.
Harry was accompanied by a guard who carried a Glock lock in which he carried his gun and ammo.
The prince has become increasingly concerned about his safety since moving to the United States and has frequently said he feels vulnerable.
He took legal action against the British authorities after being barred under British law from taking private armed guards into the country.
Prince Harry is seen leaving his Manhattan hotel on Monday and heading to tape an episode of Stephen Colbert’s show, accompanied by an armed security guard with a Glock locker
The 38-year-old’s bodyguard is keeping a close eye as Harry climbs into his waiting SUV
Harry has said frequently that he feels vulnerable and is often accompanied by armed protection in the United States. Armed private security is illegal in the UK
In High Court papers filed in London, the Duke said he “did not feel safe” in Britain without armed security and said the decision to prevent him from being escorted by armed guards was “unlawful and unfair”.
When he resigned as a working member of the royal family, he lost his official taxpayer-funded security detail, which infuriated him.
He has said paying private armed security guards is one of the reasons he seeks to sign lucrative deals in the US – such as his memoir, for which he reportedly received a $20 million advance from publisher Penguin Random House. ET Canada reported an even more extravagant sum, claiming the deal involved four issues at a fee of $35 million to $40 million.
On Monday, Harry strode from his SUV to the studios in a gray suit and navy shirt to meet Colbert – who confirmed on Twitter that the interview will air Tuesday night.
“The interview will mark Prince Harry’s first visit to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and coincides with the release date of his new memoir ‘Spare,'” CBS announced.
The PR team added, “With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a groundbreaking publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination and hard-won wisdom about love’s eternal power over grief.”
They described Harry as a “husband, father, philanthropist, military veteran, mental health advocate and environmentalist”. He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his family and three dogs.
The Prince arrives at the studios where Stephen Colbert is recording The Late Show
Harry’s memoirs will be released on Tuesday and his interview with Colbert will air tonight
Harry is currently in the midst of a media blitz to promote his memoir, for which he was paid a $20 million advance
Harry’s armed guard
The Glock lockbox carried by Prince Harry’s guard usually contains a pistol and ammunition.
It can be configured for any type of handgun.
Unlike the UK, where private armed security guards are illegal, it is common in the US for security guards to carry firearms
Harry and Meghan are believed to be relying on Gavin de Becker and Associates, a private LA firm that charges up to $8,800 a day.
The prince was spotted Monday leaving his luxury Manhattan hotel, where rooms start at $400 and go up to $3,500 a night for a suite. There was no sign of his wife or children, who are believed to be at home in California.
Harry appeared on Good Morning America on Monday morning and told host Michael Strahan that he would likely never return to the UK.
He continued his relentless attacks on the British press – the focus of much of his promotional tour – and said press interest would make his family’s life “unsurvivable” if they ever returned to Britain.
“I don’t believe that third party exists, even if there was an agreement or arrangement between me and my family [the British press] That will do whatever it takes to make sure that’s not possible,” he told Strahan.
‘Doesn’t stop us from going back, but makes it unsurvivable.’
Harry and Meghan, 41, moved to California from the UK in early 2020 and have been raising their two children, Archie and Lilibet, since early 2021 in a $14.65 million mansion in Montecito – thousands of miles from the Duke’s family.
Although Harry has admitted he doesn’t think they’ll ever return to the UK or royal life full-time, he’s also hinted that he and Meghan will never relinquish their official titles.
In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Cooper asked why they hadn’t given up their titles of duke and duchess if they wanted a peaceful existence away from the media.
Cooper said: “One of the criticisms you’ve received is that you want to move to California and step down from the institutional role. Why so public? Why reveal conversations you had with your father or with your brother? You say you tried to do this in private.”
Harry replied: “Every time I tried to do it privately there were briefings and leaks and planting stories against me and my wife.
“You know, the family motto is: never complain, never explain. But it’s just a motto. And it doesn’t really last.’
The Duke of Sussex revealed more personal details about his life during Monday morning’s breakfast show interview with former NFL player Michael Strahan
Harry is seen with Anderson Cooper during his 60 Minutes interview, which aired Sunday night in the US
The couple first made the shocking announcement that they would step down from royal duties on January 8, 2020.
At the time, they wrote in a joint statement that they made the decision after “many months of thought and internal discussions.”
They said they wanted to “work to become financially independent while continuing to give their full support to Her Majesty The Queen”.
However, the idea that they work to support the rest of the family has become increasingly untenable thanks to a series of interviews and a documentary in which they condemned the actions of their relatives and the institution they represent.
A December poll found that 98 per cent of respondents want the couple stripped of their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles after the couple aired their bombastic Netflix documentaries, which contained several explosive allegations about their time as royals.
On the series, the couple claimed to have been victims of “institutional gaslighting” and accused the royal family of lying to protect Harry’s brother Prince William.
Harry also said on the series that he told his father, King Charles II, that he and Meghan were willing to give up their titles during discussions about their plan to move to America – although that is apparently no longer the case .
Harry’s memoir has caused great distress at Buckingham Palace, although the King and Prince William have declined to comment on Harry’s mudslinging and allegations.
Harry writes: “Meg asked if Kate knew what was going on. With her father. Kate said she was well aware, but the clothes. And the wedding is in four days!’ “Yes, Kate, I know…” his fiancée retorted sharply
Harry writes in the book that William physically assaulted him and has detailed allegations that William’s wife, Kate, was at odds with Meghan.
He said he begged his father not to marry Camilla and accused Camilla, now Queen Consort, of leaking stories to further her “campaign” to gain official recognition.
The prince also described losing his virginity, using cocaine and other drugs and killing Taliban fighters while serving with the British Army in Afghanistan.
He said his father and brother had “showed absolutely no willingness to reconcile,” and said he didn’t see how “silence” would help.
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