Just a day before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's departure to North America, it has been revealed that Boris Johnson, the then-Prime Minister, urged the Duke of Sussex not to leave his homeland.This last-ditch attempt, described as "hopeless" by Mr Johnson, was made at the request of Buckingham Palace and Downing Street officials.
The former PM is set to disclose this in his upcoming memoir about his turbulent years in power.Titled 'Unleashed' and due for release on October 10, the book is said to offer an inside look into a "ridiculous" period in British Government history.Senior officials from Whitehall and the Royal household reportedly asked Boris to give Prince Harry a "manly pep talk" in January 2020.
This was when the Duke was considering leaving the UK, citing invasions of his privacy and attacks on his family. The Telegraph reports that the former Prime Minister found himself in this awkward position shortly after his landslide victory in 2019.
In his book, Johnson describes the incident as " a ridiculous business... when they made me try to persuade Harry to stay. Kind of manly pep talk.
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