{"id":621023,"date":"2025-12-08T23:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/621023\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T23:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:39:13","slug":"prince-harry-compares-royal-family-life-to-downton-abbey-jokes-tv-show-had-less-drama-downton-abbey-prince-harry-royals-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/621023\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Compares Royal Family Life to \u2018Downton Abbey,\u2019 Jokes TV Show Had Less \u2018Drama\u2019 | Downton Abbey, Prince Harry, Royals | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/prince-harry\/\" title=\"Prince Harry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> is cracking some jokes about growing up in the Royal Family.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday (December 5), the 41-year-old Duke of Sussex was a distinguished guest and speaker at the <strong>British-American Business Council\u2019s 65th Annual Christmas Luncheon<\/strong> in Santa Monica, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, <strong>Harry<\/strong> compared his life in the Royal Family to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/downton-abbey\/\" title=\"Downton Abbey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Downton Abbey<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\">Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/strong>\u201cPeople sometimes ask if growing up with the royal family was a bit like [show creator] Julian\u2019s [Fellowes] Downton Abbey,\u2019 <strong>Harry <\/strong>said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-jokes-that-life-with-royal-family-was-like-downton-abbey-11863667\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-jokes-that-life-with-royal-family-was-like-downton-abbey-11863667&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>. \u201cYeah, but only one of those worlds is filled with drama, intrigue, elaborate dinners [and] marriages to Americans \u2014 and the other is a TV show.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On a more serious note, <strong>Harry<\/strong> talked about living in the United States as a British citizen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, being British isn\u2019t about where you physically stand, but what you stand for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harry<\/strong> also shared that celebrating the Fourth of July has been a new experience for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a new world to me, celebrating independence from Britain, and more specifically, independence from my great, great, great, great, great, great-grandfather,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> also recently appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/04\/prince-harry-takes-jab-at-donald-trump-draws-boos-cheers-from-late-show-audience-in-surprise-appearance-watch-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he threw a dig<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"Donald Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry is cracking some jokes about growing up in the Royal Family. 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