The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stand behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September. Reuters
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stand behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September. Reuters
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stand behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September. Reuters
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stand behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September. Reuters

Prince Harry 'can't see' himself ever returning as a full-time royal


Thomas Watkins
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Prince Harry does not envision ever returning to life as a full-time member of the royal family, but holds out hope that relationships can be mended.

Speaking to Anderson Cooper on CBS's 60 Minutes, the Duke of Sussex provided new glimpses into his upbringing and elaborated on excerpts from his tell-all memoir Spare, which will be published on Tuesday.

Asked if he could imagine returning as a full-time member of the royal family, Prince Harry said: “I can't see that happening.”

But when Cooper pressed him on if the “rupture” with his family could ever be healed, Prince Harry said: “Yes, the ball is very much in their court.”

The interview, which was broadcast in the US on Sunday, was the latest in a series of sit-downs Prince Harry did with British and American news networks to discuss his book.

He appeared on Good Morning America on Monday and was due to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert later in the week.

Earlier on Sunday, he spoke to ITV's Tom Bradby and accused his family of “getting into bed with the devil” to rehabilitate their image, among other claims.

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Prince Harry told Cooper that his brother Prince William had told him to pretend “we don't know each other” when they were at school together.

“At the time it hurt,” he said. “I couldn't make sense of it. I was like we went to the same school … I haven't seen you for ages now and we get to hang out together.

“He said 'no, no, when we're at school we don't know each other'.”

The Duke of Sussex says his military service in Afghanistan was a way to turn his “pain into purpose” after the death of his mother.

Prince Harry told Cooper that for him, war had begun “in August 1997", when his mother Diana died, and that he was “fighting himself”.

“I felt healing from that. I felt like I was turning pain into purpose,” he said.

“I didn't have the awareness at the time [to know] that I was living my life through adrenalin and that was the case from age 12.

“The war for me, unknowingly, was when my mum died.”

Prince Harry has drawn criticism for revealing in his book that he killed 25 Taliban fighters during his deployment to Afghanistan, saying he watched video footage of operations to tally the number.

In addition, the Duke of Sussex said he would “never recommend” people do psilocybin — or “magic” mushrooms — recreationally, but told Cooper during the CBS interview that it had a way of “working as a medicine” for people suffering “from a huge amount of loss, grief and trauma” when doing it with the right people.

Prince Harry described Queen Consort Camilla as a “villain” and said her willingness to forge relationships with the British press made her “dangerous”.

“She was the villain, she was a third person in the marriage, she needed to rehabilitate her image,” he told CNN's Cooper.

In a separate interview with Good Morning America on Monday, Prince Harry said the queen consort “sacrificed me on her personal PR altar”.

He attacked what he claimed was Camilla's attempts to “rehabilitate” her image, after being cast as the “third person” in his parents' marriage, but also sympathised with her, saying in the interview that she is not an “evil stepmother”.

Prince Harry said he and his brother are “not texting” and that he has not spoken to his father King Charles III for “quite a while”.

“Do you speak to William now? Do you text?” Cooper asked him.

“Currently, no, but I look forward to us being able to find peace,” Prince Harry replied.

PA contributed to this report

Cricket World Cup League 2

UAE results
Lost to Oman by eight runs
Beat Namibia by three wickets
Lost to Oman by 12 runs
Beat Namibia by 43 runs

UAE fixtures
Free admission. All fixtures broadcast live on icc.tv

Tuesday March 15, v PNG at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Friday March 18, v Nepal at Dubai International Stadium
Saturday March 19, v PNG at Dubai International Stadium
Monday March 21, v Nepal at Dubai International Stadium

Results

6.30pm Madjani Stakes Rated Conditions (PA) I Dh160,000 1,900m I Winner: Mawahib, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Eric Lemartinel (trainer)

7.05pm Maiden Dh150,000 1,400m I Winner One Season, Antonio Fresu, Satish Seemar

7.40pm: Maiden Dh150,000 2,000m I Winner Street Of Dreams, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

8.15pm Dubai Creek Listed Dh250,000 1,600m I Winner Heavy Metal, Royston Ffrench, Salem bin Ghadayer

8.50pm The Entisar Listed Dh250,000 2,000m I Winner Etijaah, Dane O’Neill, Doug Watson

9.25pm The Garhoud Listed Dh250,000 1,200m Winner Muarrab, Dane O’Neill, Ali Rashid Al Raihe

10pm Handicap Dh160,000 1,600m Winner Sea Skimmer, Patrick Cosgrave, Helal Al Alawi

Biog

Mr Kandhari is legally authorised to conduct marriages in the gurdwara

He has officiated weddings of Sikhs and people of different faiths from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Russia, the US and Canada

Father of two sons, grandfather of six

Plays golf once a week

Enjoys trying new holiday destinations with his wife and family

Walks for an hour every morning

Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Loyola College, Chennai, India

2019 is a milestone because he completes 50 years in business

 

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylturbo

Transmission: seven-speed DSG automatic

Power: 242bhp

Torque: 370Nm

Price: Dh136,814

Kalra's feat
  • Becomes fifth batsman to score century in U19 final
  • Becomes second Indian to score century in U19 final after Unmukt Chand in 2012
  • Scored 122 in youth Test on tour of England
  • Bought by Delhi Daredevils for base price of two million Indian rupees (Dh115,000) in 2018 IPL auction
New process leads to panic among jobseekers

As a UAE-based travel agent who processes tourist visas from the Philippines, Jennifer Pacia Gado is fielding a lot of calls from concerned travellers just now. And they are all asking the same question.  

“My clients are mostly Filipinos, and they [all want to know] about good conduct certificates,” says the 34-year-old Filipina, who has lived in the UAE for five years.

Ms Gado contacted the Philippines Embassy to get more information on the certificate so she can share it with her clients. She says many are worried about the process and associated costs – which could be as high as Dh500 to obtain and attest a good conduct certificate from the Philippines for jobseekers already living in the UAE. 

“They are worried about this because when they arrive here without the NBI [National Bureau of Investigation] clearance, it is a hassle because it takes time,” she says.

“They need to go first to the embassy to apply for the application of the NBI clearance. After that they have go to the police station [in the UAE] for the fingerprints. And then they will apply for the special power of attorney so that someone can finish the process in the Philippines. So it is a long process and more expensive if you are doing it from here.”

Six things you need to know about UAE Women’s Special Olympics football team

Several girls started playing football at age four

They describe sport as their passion

The girls don’t dwell on their condition

They just say they may need to work a little harder than others

When not in training, they play football with their brothers and sisters

The girls want to inspire others to join the UAE Special Olympics teams

Coal Black Mornings

Brett Anderson

Little Brown Book Group 

Five films to watch

Castle in the Sky (1986)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Only Yesterday (1991)

Pom Poki (1994)

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)

Manchester City (0) v Liverpool (3)

Uefa Champions League, quarter-final, second leg

Where: Etihad Stadium
When: Tuesday, 10.45pm
Live on beIN Sports HD

Isle of Dogs

Director: Wes Anderson

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Ed Norton, Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson

Three stars

Sting & Shaggy

44/876

(Interscope)

Brief scores:

Scotland 371-5, 50 overs (C MacLeod 140 no, K Coetzer 58, G Munsey 55)

England 365 all out, 48.5 overs (J Bairstow 105, A Hales 52; M Watt 3-55)

Result: Scotland won by six runs

FIXTURES

New Zealand v France, second Test
Saturday, 12.35pm (UAE)
Auckland, New Zealand

South Africa v Wales
Sunday, 12.40am (UAE), San Juan, Argentina

Dhadak

Director: Shashank Khaitan

Starring: Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khattar, Ashutosh Rana

Stars: 3

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What is graphene?

Graphene is extracted from graphite and is made up of pure carbon.

It is 200 times more resistant than steel and five times lighter than aluminum.

It conducts electricity better than any other material at room temperature.

It is thought that graphene could boost the useful life of batteries by 10 per cent.

Graphene can also detect cancer cells in the early stages of the disease.

The material was first discovered when Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were 'playing' with graphite at the University of Manchester in 2004.

Updated: January 09, 2023, 4:05 PM