One ofPrince Harry‘s former colleagues is defending the royal after hisshocking decisionto step back as a senior member of the royal family.
Ina tweeton Tuesday, Glenn Haughton, OBE called Harry, 35, a “selfless” and “loving father” and called attention to his pastmilitary service. Haughton is a senior British Army soldier who previously served with Harry and hasremained friendswith him in the years since.
“A selfless, loving father, brother & son that has given so much of his life to better the lives of others,” he continued.
Haughton isn’t the only one of Harry‘s friends to speak out about his and and wifeMeghan Markle‘s historic decision, which causedQueen Elizabethto call an emergencyfamily summitheld earlier this week.
On Friday,JJ Chalmers, who met Harry while they were both serving in the military, defended the couple’s royal exit during an appearance on the UK showThe One Show.
“He’s less the captain in the army I knew, and he’s more a father that’s the first thing I ask him about,” Chalmers, 33, said.
“And I think the decision that he has made, at the forefront of that is to protect his family, because that’s the number one rule is to be a father and to be a husband,” Chalmers continued, adding, “Any husband wants to protect their wife and any father wants to protect their children.”
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After releasing their big news, Meghan flew back to Canada to be with the couple’s son Archie while Prince Harry stayed in the U.K. to sort out details of their new arrangement with his grandmotherQueen Elizabeth, fatherPrince Charlesand brotherPrince William.
source: people.com
