Prince Harry on Queen’s first gift to Archie

Prince Harry

Britain's Prince Harry said in a rare one-on-one interview that he left royal life because the British press was "destroying" his mental health, and revealed he watches "The Crown."

Harry gave an intimate insight into his young family's new life in Los Angeles during an open-top bus tour of the city with The Late Late Show host James Corden. Harry said that he had Zoomed with the Queen and Prince Philip so they could see their great-grandson Archie. The prince revealed that Archie's first word was "crocodile" and that the Queen had sent Archie a waffle maker for Christmas.

"We all know what the British press can be like, and it was destroying my mental health," said Harry, who relocated to the United States with wife Meghan Markle last year. "I was, like, this is toxic. So I did what any husband and what any father would do. I need to get my family out of here."

Harry and Markle's shock announcement in January 2020 that they were stepping back from royal duties rocked Britain's royal family, with British newspapers dubbing it "Mexit." Harry said he was "more comfortable" with the portrayal of the royal family in the The Crown than he is with newspaper stories written about him and his family.

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