The Duke of Sussex has appeared on CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and suggested that the distance between him and brother Prince William would not be the same if his mother, Princess Diana, were still alive.
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"We wouldn't have got to this moment," Harry said. "It is impossible to say where we would be but there is no way the distance between my brother and I would be the same [as it is now]."
Read on for more of the biggest moments from the interview, which was taped on Monday night and broadcast on CBS the following evening. Plus, see the reactions from viewers who tuned in.
Biggest moments include:
- Harry says his relationship with William would be different if Diana was alive
- Harry shows Stephen the necklace William broke during their alleged fight
- Harry performs a skit with Tom Hanks
- Harry reveals his several nicknames, including "Baz and Bazarooni"
- Harry shoots tequila shots with Stephen
Viewer reactions
The interview seemed to go down a storm with fans of the show, with many taking to Twitter to praise the royal. One person wrote: "I just [red heart] this guy! so down to earth," while another added: "This was great. Harry is charming and seems like an all-around great guy."
A third viewer commented: "He's hilarious!!!!! I want to see Prince Harry on more late night talk shows! Stephen did a great job!" while another agreed, tweeting: "Love him, love him, LOVE HIM! He's so witty!"
Harry performs skit with Tom Hanks
The episode opened with Harry taking part in a skit with Tom Hanks after a red carpet was rolled out for the Hollywood actor. Host Stephen Colbert stood in front of a fanfare for the duke as he told the band, "He’s coming!" before Harry appeared on camera only to be told the carpet was not for him, but for Tom. Scroll down to watch the hilarious moment!
As he was then introduced to the show by Stephen, and the crowd chanted his name before the prince quipped: "Is this the chair and the spare?" Stephen then asked what he should call Harry, and the father-of-two revealed several nicknames friends call him, including, "Baz and Bazarooni".
Prince Harry performed a skit with Tom Hanks
Harry shoots tequila with Stephen Colbert
Stephen cracked open the tequila to celebrate the launch of Harry's new memoir, Spare, and the pair took a sip together toward the end of the interview. Watch the moment below!
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Harry opens up about his relationship with the Queen
When asked by Stephen about his late grandmother, the Queen, Harry revealed that he will remember most "her sharp wit, her sense of humour, her ability to respond to anybody with a completely straight face - but totally joking".
"She was incredibly humorous," Harry continued, adding: "I’m genuinely happy for her because she finished life. She had an amazing life, she had an amazing career and she was buried with her husband. And bearing in mind the global suffering that everybody’s experienced over the last three years, there was less suffering for both of my grandparents. I’m really, really grateful for that."
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Harry shows off the necklace William broke
During the interview, Harry showed Stephen the necklace that William broke during their alleged fight in Nottingham Cottage, revealing that the chain had two pendants, with each of his children's heartbeats engraved, as well as a third which was a gift from a friend in Botswana.
WATCH: Prince Harry showed off the necklace William 'broke'
Harry reveals he watches Netflix's The Crown
Airing in the US on Tuesday evening (4.35am on Wednesay for the UK) - hours after his memoir, Spare, finally went on sale and has already broken records - the 38-year-old also revealed he watches Netflix drama The Crown. "Do you fact check when you watch it?" Stephen asked, to which Harry paused and then laughed: "Yes I do."
Harry denies boasting about the number of people he killed in Afghanistan
A large part of the conversation focused on the British media, and Harry told Stephen it had been "hurtful and challenging" watching the reactions following the book’s publication, with Harry claiming that the media had "intentionally chose to strip away context".
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"Without a doubt, the most dangerous lie that they have told, is that I somehow boasted about the number of people that I killed in Afghanistan," Harry said; protests were sparked by Spare, when Harry wrote that he had killed 25 people while serving in action with the British army.
He noted the context in which the reference appeared in the book, before saying: "I should say, if I heard any one boasting about that kind of thing, I would be angry. But it’s a lie. And hopefully now that the book is out, people will be able to see the context, and it’s really troubling and very disturbing that they can get away with it. Because they had the context. It wasn’t like, ‘here’s just one line’, they had the whole section, they ripped it away and just said ‘here it is, he’s boasting on this’.
"When as you say, you’ve read it and hopefully everyone else will be able to have the chance to read it, and that’s dangerous. My words are not dangerous, but the spin of my words are very dangerous."
Harry said 'context was everything'
Harry also shared how the number was not news as "almost ten years to the day, my face was splattered over the front pages, and someone asked me while I was still in Afghanistan if I had killed anyone and I said, 'yes'".
Harry says he's 'still part' of the military community
The duke also praised his time in the Army, revealing it allowed him to find “a purpose greater than myself”.
"I found a refuge and as I talk about in the book I found my purpose. A purpose greater than myself, be amongst comrades wearing the same uniform, no longer being treated differently for the first time in my life, and being able to hide away from the media focus – for me that was an amazing place to be and an amazing community. And I am still part of that community, so they will do everything they can to disrupt that."
Harry spoke about the 'frostnip' he battled
Harry addresses his 'frostnip' following trip to North Pole
The interview also touched upon lighter topics, including the "frostnip" that Harry faced on his genitals after a visit to the North Pole.
"It's fine now, thank you," Harry shared, before sharing how he had completed no training before visiting - and forgetting his "[expletive] cushion."
© Photo: Getty ImagesHarry waves after leaving the studio in New York
Harry was all smiles and waved to fans as he was pictured leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York on Monday following his pre-recorded TV appearance.
Harry's wife, Meghan, is believed to have remained in Montecito with the couple's two children, Archie and Lilibet.
In a promo clip for his show, Stephen said: "I've read the book - I've read the book; it's very enjoyable, quite emotional, quite revealing. I'm going to have so much to talk about with his Harryness."
"For instance, the stuff he talked about with Anderson Cooper, including this high school memory between him and his brother that's straight out of the older brother/sibling playbook," he said, referring to Harry's claim that William told his younger brother to pretend not to know him when he joined him at Eton.
"That's heartbreaking," Stephen added, and then joked: "I mean, to be rejected by his older brother at school even though that magic hat sorted them into the same house."
"What do you think?" he asked his audience. "Hufflepuff? Hufflepuff? Gryffindor, I'm not sure."
Stephen Colbert shared a promo clip for the interview
In the lead-up to publication day, the Duke has conducted interviews with ITV's Tom Bradby and CBS' Anderson Cooper.
During his ITV appearance, the Duke claimed that he had never accused the royal family of racism, and that he does not think they are racist. Meanwhile, Harry told Michael Strahan on Good Morning America on Monday that there has always been competition between him and his older brother, Prince William.
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