Prince Harry reportedly appeared to have taken a three-word dig at his boarding school experience during his childhood. The Duke of Sussex attended the 2026 WellChild Awards on Monday, September 21. According to a new report, at the prestigious charity event, the Duke of Sussex spoke about his two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. He reportedly brought up a reference to his own boarding school while discussing his kids’ “Monday morning blues.”
Prince Harry reportedly references his boarding school years while discussing his children
Prince Harry reportedly referenced his own boarding school years while talking about his two children, Princess Archie and Princess Lilibet’s experience on Monday mornings. As reported by Hello! magazine, the Duke of Sussex spoke to them in an interview at the 2026 WellChild Awards.
While sharing what happened at breakfast that day with his two kids during the interview, Prince Harry said, “At breakfast this morning, they had a bit of Monday morning blues.” After that, the Duke of Sussex revealed, “There’s always something like Sunday night blues or boarding school… when you’ve been away, or before you go to school,” while referring to his own childhood experience of boarding school.
Furthermore, Prince Harry also went on to talk about how he handled the “tricky” situation at breakfast with his kids, Prince Archie, who is currently seven years old and Princess Lilibet, who is five years old. Per the news outlet, the Duke of Sussex told them, “But at breakfast this morning, I decided, ‘You know what? You’re being a little bit tricky, so I’m going to tell you exactly what I’m doing tonight.'”
After that, Prince Harry explained, “And they were genuinely fascinated and asking all sorts of questions.” “So, like with all of my work and their mum’s work as well, whatever we can do to try to instil some of that awareness, I think is absolutely crucial,” the Duke of Sussex added.
