Prince Harry got ‘pranked’ by Russians posing as Greta Thunberg

Once again, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex chose to highlight and announce some work they’ve done with a patronage via an Instagram. Following the final appearance of the You Coulda Had a Bad Bitch farewell tour, Harry and Meghan posted an IG about their special conversation with some youth leaders as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. The youth leaders are focused on “mental health, equal opportunities and the importance of supporting youth leadership for global challenges and drive positive change.” The photos are lovely (but Meghan’s dress is kind of blah, but not the point!).

Meanwhile, I’m sure everybody will want to discuss the Sun’s “exclusive” about how “Russian pranksters” posing as Greta Thunberg called Prince Harry and spoke to him for a while. This whole story freaks me out in a massive way. First of all, Russian pranksters? Gross. Second of all, how did they get his phone number? Did the Sun provide the Russian pranksters with the number, in exchange for this exclusive? Third of all, yeah… Harry should not have spoken so freely. I listened to about a minute of it and it sounds like him – I fully admit that I’m terrible at spotting deepfakes though. From what I saw and heard, Harry was speaking freely about politics and how Donald Trump sucks and the environment. Anyway, just FYI. Another thing that will be used to bash the Sussexes, although I’d be curious to know how the Sun got this as an exclusive. It feels like a massive set-up.

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  1. Hirut says:

    Honestly if those are his real views I don’t find any of it offensive but of course it is already being spun into something else.

    • I listened to tape and I don’t think it’s him. Voice seems slightly off. However if it is him what did he say that couldn’t be heard? If it’s him, I hope his lawyers are all over the hackers and The Sun. And I love the QCT post. Great stuff.

      • Marie says:

        I just listened to the audio and it doesn’t sound like him at all. He has such a distinct voice and that doesn’t sound like him.

    • Ronaldinhio says:

      I think it is real because the views are so inoffensive
      If you were paying for that set u you’d chuck in something like yeah I only left because William and Rose. My cousin is a racist. Whatever.

  2. aquarius64 says:

    It’s easy to hire an impersonator to mimic Harry’s voice. And of course no follow up to Harry to see if it’s true. What I see is more ammunition for the lawsuit. If the lawyers file papers saying it’s not Harry nor did he give his number to the Thurnbergs it strengthens the case.

    • Digital Unicorn says:

      Yes am waiting to see if the Sussex’s respond to this – I expect a lawyer is all over this.

      I would not be surprised if this was a setup by the Sun. That was my first thought.

    • dynastysurf says:

      There was a followup – BP said “no comment”

    • Bella DuPont says:

      Definitely a set-up. And there will be more over the years. Financial set-ups, throwing women at him, with the hopes of an “affair scandal” etc.

      I won’t listen to the audio and don’t care whether he said it or not. The Sun needs to go the same way as the news of the world. Absolute trash heap.

      • Lexa says:

        I think it’s somewhat more likely that the story and audio were offered to British papers early for a price and the Sun was willing to pay the most to embarrass him?

        I don’t think Harry should have spilled quite so much on calls to someone he didn’t know well, but I don’t think he comes off particularly bad—just a bit foolish for falling for it and in desperate need of a protective staff.

      • RoyalBlue says:

        Me too. I won’t listen to it and not interested in following this story. Gosh some people are ridiculous. It’s all pitchforks out now to tarnish them whichever way they can.

  3. MeganBot2020 says:

    Someone pulled the same kind of stunt when Kate had George and it resulted in a death. The Sun are trash for printing this.

    • Bettyrose says:

      That was my first thought.

    • Aria says:

      I want to know why the nurse die though. Does palace pressure the nurse which leads to suicide??

      • Osgirl says:

        Dear God. No.

      • Katherine says:

        Of course they didn’t. I mean even for a passionate critic of of the monarchy (and even bigger critic of W and K) I stop short of this. That nurse I think was very embarrassed she fell for it coupled with some existing instability and sadly committed suicide. I think W and K probably felt bad and expressed as much at the time, but I really doubt any palace official was going after her. It wasn’t that big a deal other than her embarrassment (the prank of course wasn’t a big deal not her suicide which of course was tragic)

      • Elle says:

        She felt responsible and mortified

        you can google why kate middleton’s nurse killed herself and a washington post article goes into greater detail

      • aria says:

        thanks for your reply. After everything the brf has done to Meghan and how they silence the media for Andrew and William affair, I strongly believe some foul play involved in that. This prank doesn’t lead to anyone’s suicide unless someone threatened her.

  4. Mellie says:

    That just seems crazy to me that happened, and it’s really awful to do to someone. I feel really terrible for him, but after reading most of what was said, nothing he said was inappropriate, it’s just too bad for others who want to try and get an interview. Because I’m sure he won’t be taking any more calls from here on out! Some people are just a-holes, get a real f#$king job.

  5. Becks1 says:

    huh. Dan Wootton, huh? You don’t say.

    In the quotes I’ve read, nothing he said seemed to be bad, but I eagerly await the RRs who will tell me how horrible it is.

    I also eagerly await statements from media outlets condemning this.

  6. pineapple says:

    This is why their security is so important. In this day and age … the world is just nasty. XO

  7. LindaS says:

    How would the sun have his phone number. I am just a regular person and I make sure I know who I am talking to before I start going on about someone or things. I would think he would be more cautious.

  8. Marjorie says:

    They use a landline at the rental house? Un-f-ing likely.

    • Lara says:

      I’m inclined to agree. The dates are also odd. New Year’s Eve and January 22? Looking at the old celebitchy posts, Kaiser posted on December 27 that the couple had spent six weeks in Canada, and on December 31 posted more details on their waterfront mansion- very few knew where the couple was during the holidays. I would be interested in the timestamps of the calls also, given the time difference (also who on earth has a 45 minute discussion on politics with a 17 year old on New Year’s Eve?). Sussexit was announced January 8. If I recall correctly, the rest of January was fraught with all the negotiations regarding Sussexit, so it would have been a much more lucrative deal to sell/release the phone recordings then, when these statements would have been a gold mine for the press to rip into Meghan. Harry had only just arrived home on January 20/21 to rejoin Meghan and Archie in Canada and I find it extremely unlikely he would have made any statements then, especially given the leaks surrounding their announcement of Sussexit.

      Now, if these phone recordings took place recently, that would be more interesting. Likely the security/intelligence community knew about these and would have been briefed (otherwise they are really shitty security). If these recordings are real, it would be a great opportunity for Harry to say some things off the cuff while giving him plausible deniability. And send some messages to the BRF. He manages to say, essentially, fuck your back door; we want nothing to do with Andrew; I served 10 years in the army and you can strip me of my rank but you can’t strip me of that experience; etc.

      Just my musings on this.

  9. Blue36 says:

    It does feel like a setup…how did they get his phone number?

  10. lily says:

    Dan Wooten has a history of getting people to impersonate celebrities so this is very hard to believe.

    • Bella DuPont says:

      Surely, they would successfully sue him into oblivion if this was an impersonation?

  11. BUBS says:

    Just read the transcript. Yeah, he may have said too much over the phone, but nothing was said that was inappropriate. He stuck up for his wife and made clear he left for the sake of his small family unit, he said Trump had blood on his hands for his support of the coal industry, he encouraged who he thought was Greta to keep up with what she was doing, he made clear that the media was out to ‘sink’ him and Meghan, he was even nice about Boris Johnson and refused to comment on the Prince Andrew situation, only making it clear that he and his wife were not part of that. Oh, then he said he’s more normal than his family thinks because he did serve 10 years in the military and told fake Greta that marrying a prince or princess is not all it’s cracked up to be. No lies anywhere!
    PS: As @acquarius64 pointed out, it could also be a “fake Harry”. I mean, the Greta Thunberg was a dupe too, right? But again, if it’s the real H, there were “no lies detected” in his responses!

    • Coco says:

      Actually what wrote he was pretty much perfect. If it was him AWESOME! You do you just Harry.

  12. Goldie says:

    I believe the same Russian pranksters also got a call with Bernie Sanders pretending to be Greta. So this is their M.O. If I were Greta, I’d be passed that people are out there impersonating me. It might make it harder for her to get phone calls with others, not that she needs the support of celebrities, but still.

  13. Tangie says:

    I agree with the posters above. Nothing he said was bad but will certainly be used against him. Hopefully it doesn’t impact the SussexGlobal Foundation efforts. Gosh I just know Willileaks is laughing his ass off while sitting on the s****er reading this on his iphone. For Harry’s sake I hope it’s fake. This is all very suspicious. And Russians too? Other people use Russians to rig elections and gain office and other powerful positions. These a holes are using it to stalk Harry? They must be so desperate for clicks and money. So sad.

  14. Tangie says:

    And another thing. I’m surprised he would take a meeting like that over the phone and speak so freely about things like that. I would have thought his team would want a face to face for security and cross promotional purposes. I’m so confused!

  15. Royalwatcher says:

    I really don’t believe it’s him because I don’t think he’d be so stupid to speak so freely in a situation where he didn’t know 100% who he was speaking with. I mean this is a man who wouldn’t even give a written list to his own family for fear of it being leaked!! Not to mention someone who’s in the middle of a phone hacking court case (so I’m assuming he’s extra careful/paranoid about phone calls). And the he’s going to bash his family, the US president, and share such personal information with a stranger?! I really don’t think so. Also, he didn’t say anything that isn’t already common knowledge or that might be inferred based on other comments he or Meghan have made (the tRump stuff, which was weird anyway because wouldn’t he have so many other things to rail against than coal?! That seemed out of left field IMO). Again this makes me think it’s fake.

    • Bren says:

      I believe it’s fake too. They added just enough truth to make it sound real. This is just another tactic to undermine the Sussexes and to try to diminish their plans to be financially independent of his family.

    • Becks1 says:

      You know, the more I think about it, the more I agree with you. why would Greta and her dad be like “so Prince Andrew, huh?” And Harry would prob think the same.

      • powdered says:

        I agree with above three posters. I have not listened to the audio, but read the transcript. Info seems plausible, enough. Just too many unanswered questions: caller id, Russian pranksters ( are they pranking public, Harry), suppose this was Harry on phone 1) Was this first conversation with Greta 2) If not, wouldn’t he be able to verify whether he was speaking to ‘real’ Greta.
        More info needed…..

    • AMM says:

      Coal makes sense because Greta is a climate activist. It would be weirder if he started ranting to a 17 year old about all the other reasons Trump sucks. He kept it to environmental issues.

      • Royalwatcher says:

        But then why would “Greta” be asking about Andrew and other BRF issues? The whole call would just have been about environmental issues…but it wasn’t.

  16. Flying fish says:

    This why the Sussexes need protective services and knowledgeable staff.

  17. Marie says:

    IF this is true I think Harry had to know it was a set up. He has been screwed over so many times by the media. Why would “Greta” ask him about Prince Andrew? I personally think he knew and wanted to get some stuff off his chest. He didn’t say anything inappropriate. But he is clearly done with the RF. The Sun is stupid to do this because Harry will sue over this whether it is real or fake. The British tabloids are incredibly dumb and vile.

  18. Scollins says:

    Harry setting it up himself? That’s a weirdass leap. Try again.

    • Marie says:

      I didn’t say he set it up. I said maybe he knew it was a set up and just talked. We don’t know, we are just speculating. But I highly doubt it is real and is fake.

  19. Aurora says:

    I actually enjoyed reading his thoughts. There was nothing incriminating or unexpected. I’m sure the media will gloss over his discussion of their campaign against himself & Meghan. I especially liked that he hinted at the rest of his family’s lack of inclusiveness.

  20. Aurora says:

    I actually enjoyed reading his thoughts. There was nothing incriminating or unexpected. I’m sure the media will gloss over his discussion of their campaign against himself & Meghan. I especially liked that he hinted at the rest of his family’s lack of inclusiveness.

    • BYk says:

      c’mon…the guy, who has been in Antartica himself, believed there are penguins in Belarus….I mean, don’t try to spin it. he’s not really bright, nothing wrong, not everybody has to be freaking genius, but just own it that the guy is easily duped.

  21. Originaltessa says:

    Wtf? In what world is Harry taking calls from Greta Thunberg without proper vetting? How are we supposed to believe she got his phone number? This can’t be real. If it is, Harry needs to clean house. Nonsense.

    • BYk says:

      in a world where he and Meghan think they’re outsmarting everyone and need nobody else. This sure wouldn’t happen to his equally dumb brother. Is called royal bubble of protection, which he ditched, but for better or worse, he was protected. there will be more episodes like this, hopefully this will teach him to hire some proper PR team members and follow their advice

    • Jules says:

      Yea I think he looks bad for getting so duped. And he needs to clean up his team, who ok’ed this mess? He didn’t say anything bad but it’s just… embarrassing.

  22. jferber says:

    Love the picture of Harry and Meghan with the young black leader. That’s how they roll. Inclusiveness. Royalty is all about exclusion. That’s just not Harry. Love him for this.

    • elle periard says:

      I think that if PH was having an interview it would be face time for his protection so I think this is a farce

  23. S808 says:

    I guess taking taking a phone call with Greta isn’t completely unrealistic but still saying all of this over the phone is ???. If this is real, he didn’t say anything bad so meh. Greta should look in to legal action for people impersonating her though.

  24. STRIPE says:

    These same people got to Elton John apparently. I suspect it’s far easier than we would like to believe to get a famous persons phone number. In the early 2000s an American morning show (KROQ) got through to the French President with little effort.

    I believe it is him because what he had to say was rather tame. Aside from the Donald Trump part, there’s hardly anything newsworthy in there.

  25. BabsORIG says:

    I will be very surprised if it’s really prince Harry. If they aren’t making any phone calls to Meghan’s father for fear of taps, why would he just take a call from “Greta” and start shooting his mouth off? Mind boggling.

  26. MJM says:

    Why are we so quick to believe this is really Harry? I don’t believe it for a second. The Sun faked the entire thing because the Sun lies and makes stuff up all the time. Disappointed this is even being discussed on here.

    • BYk says:

      if it wasn’t him they would have made a statement by now. There was a mild “no comment” from BP, which might be coming from his soon to be fired UK staff. It’s him

  27. starcreactor says:

    nah, it’s not him. it doesn’t sound right that he would say ALL of that in a call, when he knows what the media is capable of. I think (or hope at least) that he’s more careful than to give a full interview to a random person claiming to be someone on the phone, and would prefer to do his interviews in person or to discuss it with an agent first.

  28. Awkward symphony says:

    This is fake. Please watch the vice doc which talks about how you can fake people
    voice, search history..etc
    Although this was harmless, I think its dangerous because its giving ammunition to Murdoch & Rothermere media to continue to BULLY them. I’m praying that they’ll sue these people.

    Its intresting to note that this was an exclusive by the paper harry is suing for phone hacking.

    *A link to a few voice changing apps👇
    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidauthority.com/best-voice-changer-apps-for-android-613326/amp/

    • Wowsers says:

      If it’s fake, why haven’t they come out and said so? Seems a strange thing to stay silent about… especially since they have no problem refuting other rumours through their various platforms.

      • Jules says:

        I agree, they would have immediately said it was fake if it was. Plus who would be so stupid to post a fake clip like this? That has lawsuit written all over it.

      • Lara says:

        For me the silence indicates attorneys are involved. It would be dangerous to make any statement regarding phone recordings published by the Sun when H&M are currently litigating the Sun over phone hacking.

      • Olenna says:

        @Lara, excellent point about Harry’s current lawsuit requiring caution with this latest BS from the Sun. From the way so many people are responding, I assuming they believe a one-party (rather than all-party) consent law to taping a conversation applies. I guess we’ll find out.

      • Lara says:

        I come from an American law background, so any British attorneys please let me know if any of my statements don’t apply to the UK.

        @Olenna
        From a litigation standpoint, I feel like there might be one of two things (or who knows- both!) going on at the Sun. 1. General Counsel is reaming someone out right now for publishing this or 2. This is part of their litigation strategy, to try and draw H&M to make some kind of public statement, which would then be fair bait to introduce into the court’s record and somehow play into the tactics of the Sun’s defense.

  29. Daisy says:

    Btw there’s an article exposing The Sun, Dan Wooton and Victoria Newton for blackmailing Phillip Schofield. It was said they had stories that could out him, so Phillip made a deal with them that allowed him to come out on the This Morning Show if he did an exclusive interview with The Sun. This tabloids is absolute garbage.

    • TheOtherSarah says:

      Those people are truly despicable. I do not understand how anyone can read or buy The Sun. Their coverage of the Hillsborough tragedy should have been the end, but no. They are still out there ruining lives 30 years later.

    • BYk says:

      well, sadly we don’t live in Neverland. This is how the press works and has been for years, I don’t mean only the tabloids. The so called “serious” press is even worse.

    • smices says:

      Wooton tried to get the Sussexes to agree to the same deal with his article about them leaving the BRF. The UK seems to have terrible journalistic standards for it’s newspapers.

  30. Harper says:

    I wonder if Wills and Ma Middleton planned this one to embarrass Harry as a final parting prank. April Fools a few weeks early and all that. They would have his number and it seems like Willileaks would be juvenile enough to think this was hysterical. But I think it’s just as likely it’s not Harry on the line. Either way, he said nothing embarrassing. After all, Harry is the one who famously said no one wants to be king. Nothing in this interview will be remembered.

  31. Awkward symphony says:

    This is 100% FAKE. WATCH 👇 which highlights one of the apps that’s available for FREE that can allow you to fake someone’s voice.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc_cW1mD-Lw

  32. Lola says:

    If this was set up, as in an impersonator, I feel like the conversation would have been worse ie Harry would have said something about regretting leaving the royal family. I think this is the real deal and honestly, he hasn’t said anything bad. He was just very truthful.

  33. TheOtherSarah says:

    The last time a phone prank related to a royal was set up, a poor nurse died by suicide. How irresponsible of the Sun or anyone for that matter to do something like that. But then, this is the same paper who spend decades smearing dead people whose only fault was going to a football match.
    I’m not even sure that’s Harry. Why would he talk about personal stuff going with his family with Greta and her dad?
    In all cases, Harry did not say anything outlandish, except that BoJo was a good guy. He is not. He is really not.

  34. Lily says:

    If this is true and not somebody using an app to change voices likes awkward symphony says, it must be willie and katie or their team doing it. The sussexes were a massive success and they just had to find something to dim the lights right after their “farewell toir” or what i call the “you can’t touch this” tour. Or is this the russians working with trump on the wrong country because britain has a border with texas or just the russians trying to deflect what his happening now the the us with the democrats race for whatever they’re trying to do.

  35. Cidy says:

    This is incredibly irresponsible on behalf of The Sun. They have literally zero limits as to what they will do, I dont know how they arent completely mowed over by lawsuit. If it was Harry thankfully he didnt say anything that was horrible that I can tell, he was carefully worded if it was him. If it wasnt him, its odd the questions “Greta” chose to ask, the only reason I would even THINK it was Harry was because of the question choice, I think of both parties were fake the answers would be more incriminating.

    Does anyone mind filling me in on what happened with the nurse?

  36. Lowrider says:

    This call happened while Harry still has royal services and security working to protect him. So it appears someone did not do their job.

    How did the pranksters get Harry’s landline number?

    The Sun is really out to get the irrelevant sixth in line. Strange.

  37. Case says:

    He didn’t say anything bad and was still very civil and respectful of everyone involved. If this is real he has nothing to worry about.

  38. Whether it is fake or not, it just proves Harry’s point that the British tabloids have an agenda with regards to him and Meghan. It reminds me of the stunts that one of the tabloids pulled with Sophie Wessex (before she became a full-time Royal), and with the Duchess of York. They will do anything for clicks, and to make money. They have absolutely no moral compass.

    • (TheOG) jan90067 says:

      Sarah would’ve sold out her kids, if it would’ve made her enough money (and not disturb her being able to “borrow” from them (their trust funds). As it was, she was readily trying to sell access to Pedo using her “influence”.

      Sophie… all I know about her was she was referring to TRF and members of the gov’t in less than flattering terms, and that her partner her PR firm hinted they could set up sex tours and gay parties for clients and use the royal family to boost business.

      But yeah…Meghan BREATHING/EXISTING… just marrying in is WAY WORSE for the family. smdh

  39. MeghanNotMarkle says:

    I don’t believe this for a second. Harry is too careful for that, what with everything he and Meghan have going on against the media. It’s gotta be fake. But if for some strange reason it’s real, he didn’t speak any lies, so… There’s nothing here. Move on.

  40. Wowsers says:

    Hm yeah I think it’s real. They would have come and officially denied it straight away if it was fake…. and it hasn’t happened.

    Anyway, it’s not really what about Harry said (which doesn’t really deviate from anything he’s said publicly or at least intimated to). The real gossip is HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

    I think I read the calls happened in December and January, is that correct? Ok, during that time Harry’s office was still being run by the palace. Presumably a call like this doesn’t happen by “Greta” just dialing him up and saying “Hey Haz, it’s me Greta the activist, let’s shoot the sh-t”. There would be some sort of intermediary arranging the call, vetting the conversation, timing, etc.

    So in scenario 1, the person is from the palace. Either they are breathtakingly incompetent, or…. could this have been orchestrated by THE PALACE to make Harry look bad, as a final parting shot?? The mind boggles…

    In scenario 2, the intermediary is someone from Sunshine Sachs or whoever is representing H&M these days. If this is the case, this person is also breathtakingly incompetent – and it doesn’t bode well if these are the people advising H&M on their strategy. Let’s just say I don’t think Wills needs to worry about Haz taking over the world if this is the level of professional advice he’s getting.

    • BYk says:

      I think their US team was already working fully by December and the UK team, which they gave the farewell lunch just days ago, had little to do, except just finishing sorting out their exit. I think is just incompetence from their US team. Get the phone number of a celebrity isn’t that much of a trouble to these pranksters.

  41. Crowned Huntress says:

    I’m not concerned because Harry just confirmed that he isn’t full of it when it comes to his stances and now as a non-working member of the RF he’s free to speak more freely and honestly.

    We should expect for both he and Meghan to become more vocal because that’s partially why they left to begin with, being silenced and blocked from doing actually work.

    I know many of us are protective of them because of the Press abuse but we knew that wasn’t going to die down & they’re going to be targets no matter what. So might as well say what they want to say and do their best to disregard and hamstring the press where they can.

    If anything this interview will backfire on the press while elevating Harry. And also pointing out how relentlessly vile these members are. Who TF gave out his number & who got the scoop?

    I for one love Meghan’s look. I think that color is fab on her and I love the pleating & the cut. Feels a little 70’s dressy casual to me. 🙂

  42. NYCGirl says:

    I’m not sure if it’s true or not….but understand the goal and why it was release. The Brits want to completely DESTROY Harry/Meghan. There goal is for the world to turn their backs on them. They probably think if Trump responds Americans will turn their backs to the Sussex’s. Little do they know but the majority of Americans HATE TRUMP

  43. Karen says:

    If this is real, then Harry really needs to wisen up or they have to hire someone to do the thinking for them because he clearly doesn’t.

  44. lanne says:

    My guess is that someone in the palace set him up. There’s no other way I can believe Harry would take this phone call, or would reveal anything. The palace wants to make him look bad. They have tried to make Meghan look bad, and now they’re flexing by coming after Harry. They are showing him that they can screw him over whenever they want to. This is supposed to frighten him back into the fold.

    In my view, if this is not fake, it’s a wake-up call for Harry and Meghan. They need to tighten their circle around them. Trust NO ONE from the Palace. Trust no journalist they haven’t already vetted. The royal family is behaving like an abusive husband whose stay-at-home wife has finally fled with the children. He’s going to do everything he can to bring her back home where he can control her. He will refuse to pay child support, file child custody lawsuits, maybe even call CPS on her to get the children taken away. He might even get other people to harrass her and threaten her. That’s what the RF is showing here. They will set up the Sussexes to fail, spread rumors, try to get someone on the inside.

    It’s war. Harry can love his father, his brother, his grandparents, his uncles, aunts, and cousins. It’s right for him to do so. He should NEVER trust them again. Ever.

  45. Loretta says:

    The Queen and Princess Diana were pranked in the 1990s so this isn’t a novity. Harry didn’t say anything bad, he was also diplomatic to Boris Johnson so it’s fine.

    • BYk says:

      it’s fine? No it’s not. I’m pretty sure Boris Johnson has been heavily criticized in this site for his racism and being simply a douche

  46. oddsnends says:

    These guys have been pranking American politicians with this Greta routine for awhile now. Lindsey Graham, Maxine Walters, and Bernie Sanders come to mind. It’s weirdly flattering, I guess, but it’s good that Harry’s no longer meant to be completely apolitical.

  47. AMM says:

    He isnt the first high level person to be pranked, and honestly nothing he said was terrible or shocking. He stated what he did was for his Meghan and Archie. Called Trump Greta smarter than Trump. Distanced himself from Andrew without spilling any beans. Talked about having to stand up against the media. Was polite about Boris. Said a good thing about having to have conversations with people you may not like in order to make change. Told her to give some politicians a chance to learn.

    The only thing juicy I found was “I’m more normal than my family would like to believe”. Which makes me think they have been trying to call his bluff about leaving.

  48. AMM says:

    Also, it’s entirely possible that Harry has been in contact/has wanted to be in contact with Greta before. They run in the same Climate circles. If hes given her team his contact info, he probably wouldnt think about the call being a prank. It would be weird if he had no interaction with her in the past and she just called him up, but if either side had expressed any desire for a meet up chat before than I can see why it didnt raise red flags.

    • MsIam says:

      He’s met her often enough for her to be asking about Prince Andrew? What has that got to do with the climate? That right there would have tipped him off, which is why I’m leaning towards it’s not Harry talking until we confirmation.

      • AMM says:

        They were pretending to be Greta and Gretas father on the phone. Maybe he didnt think it was weird if Gretas father wanted to make sure he wasnt hanging out with perverts.

  49. GloryS says:

    Remember Sophie Wessex and the Fake Sheik Scandal and Fergie’s access to the RF scandal?

  50. Marivic says:

    Wow ! A prince was pranked. The British press will do everything to burn the Sussexes. And there’s no remorse, only more jeers and taunts to challenge and degrade PHarry. Good thing his answers were smart, honest and nothing self-incriminating. But the press will thresh out every word he said and spin it to suit their narrative. Well…
    He must be very, very extra careful though moving forward. The British media is out to get him d.e. a.d or alive. Maybe with the help of his relatives. Diana dejavu. Remind yourself not to go into a tunnel.

    Off topic: but there was also an Indian nurse who fell for a prank phone call as part of a radio stunt; these radio hosts were inquiring about the health of patient Kate who then gave birth to Prince George. Sadly the nurse committed suicide.

    • Ruby_Woo says:

      I remember that very well. I remember thinking at the time how awful it must have been for Kate to have that on her first pregnancy (as well as the nurse and her family, which goes without saying). That’s why I thought it was completely fine that Meghan wanted to keep her pregnancy details private and just give birth in peace. The level of viciousness and obsession directed to her during her pregnancy was actually obscene. The Palace and other prominent British people in the media could have done a lot more to support her.

  51. MsIam says:

    I’m leaning more towards the call faking Harry’s voice. Like others have said why would Harry discuss his personal life with a stranger, let alone a teenage stranger? You can mock up anything with the right software, look at those Nancy Pelosi videos that make her sound drunk. So I will wait for a statement from Team Sussex to confirm or deny this one, not BP.

  52. bonobochick says:

    I don’t think it’s Harry but the timing of this story dropping to deflect from the stories of how petty the Cambridges looked at Commonwealth Day services is certainly something.

  53. Noodle says:

    I love that picture of Harry laughing. It really reveals so much about his character, and the joy he feels knowing he is free. Unadulterated joy.

  54. Ruby_Woo says:

    Brit here… Harry could have done naked cartwheels in front of the Whitehouse and it wouldn’t matter. They are out. OUT. Physically, mentally, emotionally. The tabloids can write whatever they want now, but their distance means that that the potency of their words just aren’t as important.

    Their farewell tour was AMAZING! I have not seen anything like it. The way the school children reacted to Meghan on her visit was electric; it was like the Beatles in their heyday. It really made me think ‘wow, all the smearing didn’t have as much affect that I thought it did; they are still very loved’.

    I was expected the UK media to really kick back, but there were actual articles and talking points on TV about how we’ve missed out on 2 excellent ambassadors for the UK. They have really proved that they are gold dust and anything less than partying on a peadophile’s island is not going to stop companies/ organisations bending over backwards to work with them.

    This story didn’t even trend on UK social media. Instead people were griping about Boris Johnson’s girlfriend allegedly giving away her dog.

    • Le4Frimaire says:

      Yeah, this story seems like a last gasp. Honestly a bit done with all the royal coverage. The poor behavior of the BRF at the Abbey kind of left me sour and just not caring. Why did Johnson and GF give away their dog? Is that the one they just got a little while ago?

      • Ruby_Woo says:

        Yeah, that one! Apparently there was an article which claimed that they gave the dog away. So his GF hit back on twitter and said that the dog was still with them. So for the entire day people were talking about it and the dog’s name was trending on twitter! It just made me realise that while I’ve been so invested in BRF drama, this happens all the time (in the UK). There’s always another story to cause outrage and turn into clickbait.

        Helen Mirren said it best when she supported Meghan’s decision to leave. She said something along the lines of “once she (Meghan) goes, they’ll find another victim, maybe it’ll be me”.

  55. Marie says:

    Lainey Gossip had a story on this and was wondering why they didn’t release it earlier, before their events. I think it’s because it wasn’t that juicy and we already knew much of this. Harry was very measured in his answers
    (If this is true) His answers are not causing outrage.

  56. February Pisces says:

    If this was harry ( I haven’t heard the tape, only read the transcript), then he was obviously set up by the same people who have been trying to ruin him aka British media, KP, willieleaks etc… However his answers were still great, and there were no major quotes to ‘ruin him’. If anything it makes me love him even more. However it is an absolute violation they way they have attempted to humiliate him. The problem those haters have is that harry is actually legit and has nothing to hide.

  57. Awkward symphony says:

    @MARIE
    “Lainey Gossip had a story on this and was wondering why they didn’t release it earlier, before their events. I think it’s because it wasn’t that juicy and we already knew much of this. Harry was very measured in his answers
    (If this is true) His answers are not causing outrage.”

    That’s a great point. This ofcourse is fake but all of the comments highlights how this was harmless and practically stated what we already know of him. Harry was also diplomatic in his talk about andy & boris.

  58. AGreatDane says:

    Greta is like, 17??? Why are all these adults speaking so freely and personally with a teenager? And Harry has had his phone hacked, I don’t think he’d be so laid back as to have that kind of convo over the phone with a teenager (who we don’t know if he knows). Also why would Greta Thunberg be asking him about Prince Andrew? It all seems so fake.

  59. Well-Wisher says:

    I do not care what the tabloids do. I pray for the Sussexes family. May they be able to execute their purpose and have a secure and loving relationship for the ongoing future. I hope that their privacy remains secured. 8

  60. starryfish29 says:

    My personal theory is that this wasn’t an accident. There is no reason on earth to think that Harry knows Greta well enough to feel like he could have an extensive conversation with her about his personal struggles. I doubt he’s just out there confiding in 16 year old girls that he barely knows. Going along with a hoax that you know is going to be leaked is, however, a really great way to “inadvertently” get out aspects of your story that you couldn’t just put out in a statement or interview. The press loves to paint him as an idiot, might as well use that to your advantage.

  61. Marivic says:

    @RUBY_WOO . Agree with you. The British people “missed out on 2 excellent ambassadors for the UK.” I was expecting that they will be dragged, booed and ridiculed upon their homecoming by both the British press and the British people. But what happened was remarkably incredible. The whole farewell tour was dizzyingly exhilarating and proves that these 2 are the real superstars. “They have really proved that they are gold dust and nothing is going to stop companies/ organisations bending over backwards to work with them.” Good luck to them.

  62. IntheKnow says:

    Even if the tapes are true, Harry has NOTHING to be embarrassed about. He hasn’t raped a trafficked teenager! He isn’t protecting someone who raped a trafficked teenager. So the circling sharks who think they smell blood can get stuffed.

  63. Anita says:

    This is prank call is real. His PR said that Harry wants to distance himself from the discussion. if it were fake, they would have denied it.

  64. Awkward symphony says:

    I see the trolls are back to spreading conspiracy theories on CB🙄
    This is FAKE. The Sussexs wont reply as It’ll fuel MORE media trolling. If it’s TRUE why did the scum and daily fail withhold this until the service??!! Also, this being an exclusive by the tabloids Harry is suing for PHONE HACKING is the biggest clue that it’s a set up.

  65. aquarius64 says:

    CNN ran this story and these hackers allegedly are tied to the Kremlin, which they and Putin denied. It makes an impersonator plausible and it may explain the silence from Harry – MI6 may be looking at these guys. And they may be looking at the Sun and Wooten- why are they are consorting with suspected agents of a hostile foreign power? And with Wooten being tied to KP – MI6 may be looking at the Crown.