Peter Jones

Prince Harry’s sense of duty

Homer and Cicero have lessons about duty for the reluctant royal

issue 01 July 2017

Asked about the monarchy, Prince Harry said his aim was to ‘modernise’ it. Not that any royal wanted to be king or queen, he said, but they would ‘carry out [their] duties at the right time. We are not doing this for ourselves but for the greater good of the people.’

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