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Royal Expert Says Prince Harry Has 'A Fiery Desire' to Live On His Own Terms, Just Like the First Duke of Sussex, Prince Augustus – Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Cheatsheet.com

Royal Expert Says Prince Harry Has 'A Fiery Desire' to Live On His Own Terms, Just Like the First Duke of Sussex, Prince Augustus – Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Cheatsheet.com
    

      

        

Though she mostly avoids explicitly sharing her opinions about things, Queen Elizabeth is brilliant at sending subtle messages. Her Majesty is very perceptive about her family’s predilections and treats them accordingly. One perfect example of this was when she gave Prince Harry the title Duke of Sussex just before his 2020 wedding to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Prince Harry is only the second ever Duke of Sussex despite the royal family’s propensity for recycling titles. It turns out the queen chose this title very deliberately because her grandson has a lot in common with the first Duke of Sussex , Prince Augustus.

Prince Harry | Max Mumby / Indigo / Getty Images The original Duke of Sussex was also a fiery redhead

Royal family member Prince Augustus lived centuries ago – he was born in 2019 —but his similarities to Prince Harry can’t be denied. According to the New Yorker , early portraits of Augustus show a strawberry blonde, “good-looking young man” who resembles the dashing Prince Harry.

And the similarities extend beyond just the physical. One reason Queen Elizabeth decided to make Prince Harry the next Duke of Sussex was because their personalities also match up in a surprising way.

The New Yorker described Augustus as having, “a wandering youth, a fiery desire to live as he wished, and an inclination to balk at the strictures of monarchy.” That sounds very familiar.

Prince Augustus was ‘liberal-minded’ and passionate about progressive causes

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, th century | The Print Collector / Getty Images)

Proving that the queen. knew her grandson better than he knew himself, she selected the title Duke of Sussex in part because Prince Harry shared tendencies with him, too. Prince Augustus was also liberal-minded and unafraid to express his opinions on causes he cared about . Just like Prince Harry does.

Like the younger brother of Prince William, Augustus had little chance of ever seeing the throne and grew restless with a lack of direction in life. He snuck off to marry Lady Augusta Murray, who was 19 years older than he was, even though he never procured his father George III’s blessing like he was supposed to.

Prince Augustus eventually lived in exile just like Prince Harry is now

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“After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment. We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity. We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties. Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support. ” – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex For more information, please visit sussexroyal.com (link in bio) Image © PA

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Prince Harry and Meghan shocked the world when they stepped back from royal life

, testing out new boundaries in the royal family. But the current Duke of Sussex was hardly the first family member to reject the rules of royal life to forge his own path.

After marrying in secret, Prince Augustus hoped to get his father’s blessing retroactively. That didn’t work. So he went to the Archbishop of Canterbury to ask for his approval instead. The Archbishop rejected the Duke of Sussex’s pleas and instead issued him a warning, saying, “wherever you go, or wherever you reside, you can never divest yourself of the character of a British Prince. ”

That sounds a lot like Prince Harry’s current situation and the fact that he’s banned from using his HRH title or “royal” branding as part of his image. Clearly, Queen Elizabeth knew exactly what she was doing when she bestowed Harry with the title Duke of Sussex.

Either that, or he’s living up to the name in very unexpected ways.

              

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