Prince Harry breaks silence on King Charles’ cancer diagnosis in ‘GMA’ interview, reveals he’s considered US citizenship
Prince Harry broke his silence Friday over his estranged father King Charles’ cancer diagnosis.
In an interview with “Good Morning America,” the Duke of Sussex said he “loves his family” and is “grateful” that he was able to visit his ailing father.
“Look, I love my family,” the father of two, 39, told host Will Reeve on Friday. “The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.”
Harry revealed he “jumped on a plane” soon after speaking to his father on the phone.
“I went to go and see him as soon as I could,” he shared.
When asked if his father’s diagnosis could have a “reunifying effect” on his family, Harry said, “Absolutely. Yeah, I’m sure.”
“Throughout all these [Invictus] families, I see it on a day-to-day basis, the strength of the family unit coming together. I think any illness, any sickness brings families together,” he added.
Asked for “his outlook” on Charles’ health, Harry said that information “stays between me and him.”
Elsewhere, Harry was asked about life in sunny California, and how it felt to be 5,459 miles away from his family when he found out the news about His Majesty’s diagnosis.
“I have my own family. As we all do,” he said. “So my family, and my life in California, is as it is. I’ve got other trips planned that would take me through or back to the UK, so I’ll stop and see my family as much as I can.”
Harry, who shares son Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet with wife Meghan Markle, says his kids are doing “great” and are “growing up very fast.”
“The kids are doing great,” he said. “The kids are growing up like all kids do, incredibly fast. They’ve got an incredible sense of humor and make us laugh and keep us grounded every single day, like most kids do.”
“I’m just very grateful to be a dad,” he added.
Harry has been loving life in California so much that he’s even considered becoming an official US citizen.
“It’s amazing,” he said of life in the Golden State. “I love every single day.”
“Would you think about becoming a citizen?” Harry was asked, to which he responded, “I have considered it, yeah.”
When asked what’s stopping him, Harry said, “I have no idea. I’m here doing this … The thought has crossed my mind, but not a high priority right now.”
Should Harry decide to become a US citizen, he would be compelled to renounce his royal title.
The Sussexes are currently in Canada, where they spent Valentine’s Day together earlier this week, at the Invictus Games 2025’s Winter Training Camp.
The pair were seen braving the freezing temperatures in Whistler, as Harry even tried his hand at an array of winter sports including skeleton sledding.
Their Canadian getaway is being filmed by a “GMA” camera crew, who are reportedly working on an Invictus Games-related segment.
“The mission continues,” Harry said of the Games. “Every element of the work continues and before you know it, this time next year, we’ll be right here doing all this again … and we’re going to have the whole of Whistler and hopefully the whole of Canada screaming these guys on for an epic Games.”
“I’ve always had a life of service. And I get my fix being with these guys,” he continued. “There’s no version of me coming here, watching them, and not getting involved myself.”
On Wednesday, Reeve joined the Sussexes on their snowy adventures as he chatted to the duke about “his life today with Meghan, how his father is doing, and on his passion supporting wounded warriors,” the show said in a teaser.
Harry’s interview comes just days after his ailing father returned to London to undergo more cancer treatment.
The monarch, 75, revealed his cancer diagnosis on Feb. 5 and has since begun outpatient treatment.
Over the weekend, Charles broke his silence over the shocking diagnosis, thanking the public for the support he’s received since the news came to light.
Charles said such thoughts are “the greatest comfort and encouragement.”
“It is equally heartening to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all those organizations which support cancer patients and their families across the UK and wider world,” he said in a statement.
“My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own personal experience.”
Buckingham Palace revealed Charles’ diagnosis after he underwent a procedure for an enlarged prostate and doctors discovered “a separate issue of concern” that requires treatment.
The palace later clarified that the cancer was not prostate cancer.
The king’s diagnosis prompted Harry to grab an urgent flight out of LAX to London last week, which saw him on home soil for just 24 hours.
The duke reportedly stayed at a hotel during his London trip, rather than staying with his family at any of their royal residences peppered across the country.
It’s reported that he only spoke to his dad for 45 minutes before catching a flight back home to Montecito, Calif., to be reunited with Markle and their two children.
