Harry credits his evolution to “a more diverse perspective,” perhaps acknowledging the unfathomable privilege into which he was born when she added, “I think one of the most dangerous things is people within positions of power—whether it’s politics or whether it’s the media—where if you’re not aware of your own bias and you’re not aware of the culture within your system, then how are we ever going to progress? How are we ever going to get to that point where there is more fairness? Because it’s not a zero-sum game, right? Everyone benefits if the Black community gets treated the way they should be treated.”

While Harry also admits that “[e]very day is a learning process,” he tells Hutchinson it’s been “interesting” to witness how racial politics play out in America—clearly having gotten the memo that when it comes to educating the masses on racism, we are not America (or Britain’s) mules.

This is not a case of ‘Oh, you know, it’s up to the Black community to help educate us to show us the way,’” he says. “No, guys. There are books. There are movies. There’s so many educational opportunities out there.”

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It may not the normal rhetoric one expects from a royal, but in a pivotal moment in history, at least one royal seems determined to redefine the responsibility that comes with that global platform.

It wasn’t normal before. It wasn’t normal before COVID. It wasn’t normal before Black Lives Matter. It wasn’t normal before all these other things,” says Harry. “[W]ouldn’t it be amazing to be part of that change, that 2019 and 2020 and 2021 window that really, really made this difference?”