A royal commentator has branded Prince Harry a “walking liability” after the duke’s speech at the Kyiv Security Forum last Thursday, where he urged stronger American leadership in support of Ukraine and framed his appearance as that of “a soldier who understands service” and a humanitarian rather than a politician.
Speaking at the forum, Prince Harry told delegates that “this is a moment for American leadership, a moment for America, to show that it can honour its international treaty obligations,” adding that such action should be taken “not out of charity but out of its enduring role in global security and strategic stability.” His remarks drew attention from commentators who have long scrutinised the couple’s public interventions since stepping back from senior royal duties.
Lee Cohen, a self-described royal expert, told the Express that Harry’s Kyiv address amounted to “repurposing the royal institution’s prestige for personal crusades.” Cohen accused the duke of “clinging on to his royal links without the responsibilities that it entails,” and said that Harry “talks about his service, yet walked away from duty.” “He is a walking liability,” Cohen added, suggesting it was time for the Palace or Parliament to act “to cut his wings and prevent further damage.”
Cohen’s critique went further, arguing that Harry should either give up his titles or refrain from political commentary. “You don’t get to ditch royal obligations, keep the titles for profit,” the commentator said, calling the situation “a grift that insults the Crown’s discipline and the public’s intelligence” and urging an end to what he termed a “halfway house of privilege without responsibility.”
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The criticism underscores an ongoing debate about the role and conduct of members of the royal family who are no longer working royals. Since the couple’s departure from frontline royal roles in 2020, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have continued to appear on the world stage — campaigning on causes, making media deals and speaking on geopolitical and social issues — prompting repeated calls from critics for clearer limits on how former senior royals may use their royal associations.
There was no immediate response to Cohen’s comments from Buckingham Palace or from representatives for the Duke of Sussex. Supporters of the couple have previously defended their public interventions as part of humanitarian and advocacy work; detractors have pushed back, arguing that high-profile political statements from former royals risk conflating personal influence with institutional authority.
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As Prince Harry continues to accept invitations that bring him into diplomatic and security-focused settings, the tension between his retained royal connections and his stance as an independent public figure looks set to remain a flashpoint in public debate.
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