Prince Harry 'wanted out' of royal life years before he quit but one relative convinced him to stay

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world when they announced their dramatic exit from the Royal Family almost four years ago.Less than two years after tying the knot during their fairy tale wedding in 2018, the Sussexes stepped down from their roles as senior royals and relocated to Montecito, California to start their new lives.The couple became financially independent once they left the Firm and signed big money deals with the likes of Spotify and Netflix.

At first, their announcement seemed to come out of the blue but Harry later laid bare his long-held frustration at royal life during his tell-all memoir Spare.

It seems he also may have publicly hinted at things not going well with his royal role over three years before the couple left the monarchy, the Mirror reports.In a resurfaced interview from 2017, the Duke of Sussex admitted he had previously "wanted out" of the Firm and dreamed of an "ordinary life".During a chat with the prince, which was later reported in the Mail On Sunday, Harry, then 32, opened up about his struggles in his family but revealed that he had chosen to stick it out thanks to one relative.

He reportedly confessed: "I spent many years kicking my heels and I didn't want to grow up."I felt I wanted out but then decided to stay in and work out a role for myself."The duke said he decided to stay after he was motivated by his loyalty to his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.In the same interview, just a year after meeting Meghan, Harry spoke of his future hopes for him and his children some day. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. He said: "I am determined to have a relatively normal life and if I am lucky