Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Totaranui Campground in the Abel Tasman National Park during their last trip down under. Photo / File
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Totaranui Campground in the Abel Tasman National Park during their last trip down under. Photo / File
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle admitted during their Oprah interview they considered moving to New Zealand.
The couple say they "never left" the royal family, but instead wanted to step down from being senior royals "to take a breath" – perhaps in a country like New Zealand. They say thatrequest was denied.
"My biggest concern was history repeating itself," Harry says, referring to his mother's death: "To receive no help at all and to be told 'This is just how it is, we've all been through it'"
Oprah asks Harry to tell her in the simplest terms why he left.
As a couple the pair have only visited New Zealand once, back in 2018, where they were met with huge crowds when out and about.
"Lack of support and lack of understanding," he says, denying he "blindsided" the Queen with his decision: "I have too much respect for her." He says he spoke to her over a two-year period about stepping down.
He also had multiple "conversations with my father – before he stopped taking my calls".
Why did Prince Charles stop taking his son's calls?
