Harry's dilemma: He ‘sacrificed’ everything for a 'normal life’ but has ‘gained very little,’ expert says

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Prince Harry made a historic decision in 2020 when he and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down from their roles as senior royals to chart their own path in the U.S., but the choice has not led to the happiness and fulfillment that he may have expected, according to royal expert Duncan Larcombe.

Larcombe told Fox News Digital that while on the surface, Harry appears to have everything he could have ever wanted, including love, children, success and a "palace" of his own, the 38-year-old "looks like he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders." "Harry looks desperately unhappy," Larcombe noted.

Prince Harry always wanted a "normal life," royal expert Duncan Larcombe told Fox News Digital. (Victoria Jones) He continued, "I’ve watched him closely since he was a teenager, for my work, and I feel that if Harry is as happy as he is telling us, as he and Meghan tell us they are, he needs to quickly tell his face." Larcombe authored the 2017 biography "Prince Harry: The Inside Story," which chronicled the Duke of Sussex' time at the elite boarding school Eton, his military career and his love life.

He told Fox News Digital that Harry has always sought one dream that has continued to elude him. "Children dream of one day being a prince," Larcombe said. "Harry, his whole life, has dreamed of one day being normal." "And I honestly don't think, and I'm not alone in thinking that, Harry simply has not found that dream." In 2021, Harry opened up about struggling with the media scrutiny that came with being a royal and wanting a normal life, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey for the pair's Apple TV+ documentary series "The Me You Can't See." "I always wanted to be normal, as opposed to being Prince Harry, just being.