Prince Harry is in the Scottish capital for a ‘working summit’ of the Travalyst partnership, which will emphasize a grading system for users to track their carbon emissions.
The 35-year-old Duke asked for members at a tourism conference in Edinburgh to address him simply as Harry. The event host Ayesha Hazarika told the gathering: “He’s made it clear that we are all just to call him Harry.”
Harry who is officially known as the Earl of Dumbarton when he is in Scotland warned that the growth of tourism was threatening to destroy some of the world’s most beautiful places.
He has ban slammed over the past six months of his frequent use of private jets while campaigning on environmental issues. Harry chose to use a commercial flight earlier this week as he arrived in Edinburgh on an eco-friendly LNER train from London King’s Cross station last night, with taxpayer-funded Scotland Yard bodyguards.
On one of his last official engagements, Harry said: “We believe that travel is a good thing – it is the heart of human experience, of cultural connections and of new friendships.
“It is a global powerhouse that employs hundreds of millions of people, keeping culture alive, protecting some of the world’s most precious spaces and introduces us to people, places and wildlife that we have only ever seen on a screen.”
Speaking about the ‘call me Harry’ quote, host Ms. Hazarika said: ‘When I was introduced to him I was a bit worried about what I should say, what were the right things, and he was no, very relaxed, and just [said] ‘Harry, just call me Harry’. And that’s very much the spirit of how he wanted it the event today.’
‘Yes. I did say His Royal Highness Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, but he would like you to call him Harry. ‘
Prince Harry has already made it clear that he now wants to be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex. He and Meghan will keep their HRH prefix but not actively use it. They will also keep their Scottish title of the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton.
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