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I’ve gotten a vibe from Prince Harry over the past few months. That vibe? Seething and protective. Protective of Meghan, and seething towards everyone attacking his wife. During the Christmas Day church-stroll, I said that it looked like Meghan and Kate were doing all of the heavy lifting of “looking friendly,” all while William and Harry seemed like they couldn’t even look at each other without it turning into a fist fight. I know I’m going off on a conspiratorial limb here, but I really do think that this whole time, “the war of the duchesses” was only a cover for Harry and William having a significant falling out.

In those months of seething, Harry has done some low-key solo appearances, but he hasn’t made many public statements about anything, really. Today, he did a pre-scheduled event on behalf of his “Commonwealth Youth Ambassador” role, and he made some public statements.

Prince Harry spent Wednesday morning meeting young people from around the world as he took the next step in his role for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth. Harry, 34, took part in a roundtable discussion with young leaders from across the Commonwealth. It was part of his position as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, which he took on for the Queen last April. He and wife Meghan Markle, 37, see the Commonwealth as taking an important role in their working life.

Wednesday’s meeting at Lancaster House in London was hosted by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister of State for the Commonwealth, and saw the young people brief Harry about the issues that are key to them in the run up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020 (CHOGM).

[From People]

Harry made a speech at the meeting, and he referenced his wife’s pregnancy: “As someone who is about to become a father, I am acutely aware of our shared responsibility to make this world more resilient and its inhabitants more accountable for the next generation. The only way to see real progress is not by chance, it’s by change.” A nice reference, but it’s not cloying or anything. I imagine Harry is playing his cards close to the vest these days as he and Meghan are in such a transition phase – Harry doesn’t want to make any kind of statement that will be too revealing, too tabloidy, anything that could be any kind of grist for anyone’s particular mill. It’s fine.

Harry speaks about impending fatherhood as he addresses Commonwealth youth leaders. pic.twitter.com/SrAOIWUlgA

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