Prince Harryalways hasQueen Elizabeth’s best interest at heart.
“Being with her, it was great. It was just so nice to see her … She’s on great form,” Harry told Kotb, 57, later adding, “It was really nice to catch up to her.”
TheArchewellfounder also noted that although his family is not based in England – he and wifeMeghan Marklerelocated to the States and currently reside in Montecito, Calif. with their two children,Archie, 2, andLilibet, 10 months – he continues to check up on the Queen, who turns 96 on Thursday.
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“I’m just making sure that she’s, you know, protected and got the right people around her,” he explained of the Queen, who hadtested positive for COVID-19in February. “You know, home — home for me, now, is you know, for the time being, is in the States.”
“She had plenty of messages for Team U.K., which I have already passed on to most of them,” the Duke of Sussex told theBBCon Monday. “So, it was great to see her. I’m sure she would love to be here if she could.”
In this week’s exclusive cover story, Harry tells PEOPLE being a father has made the games and the athletes have even more of an impact on him.
“Being a dad certainly adds another emotional layer to it,” Harry tells PEOPLE. “When I was in the Army, I promised myself I would be out before having a wife and kids, because I couldn’t imagine the heartache of being apart for so long during deployment, the risk of possibly getting injured, and the reality that my family’s lives could be changed forever if that happened.
“Every member of the Invictus community has experienced varying degrees of these things. I have tremendous respect for what they and their families sacrifice in the name of service.”
source: people.com
