Prince Harry.Photo: Josh Edelson for BetterUp
Prince Harrytook the stage at BetterUp’s Uplift summit.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, appeared with BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux live from San Francisco on Wednesday. Prince Harry has served asChief Impact Officerfor the coaching platform since March 2021, taking on the job after stepping back from his senior royal role and relocating to California with his wife,Meghan Markle, 41.
The duo answered audience questions — although Harry quipped that some were “not appropriate.”
When asked about what drives his purpose,Prince Harryspoke about being part of a team with a shared mission, such as during his time in the military and with his Archewell Foundation that he founded with Meghan.
“For me, personally, I get so much out of helping other people. To be in the service of others is what drives me, what gets me out of bed every day. Then you have kids,” the father of Prince Archie Harrison andPrincess Lilibet Dianasaid before turning the conversation to “new dad” Robichaux.
Later in the event, Robichaux said he was learning about awe from his 9-month-old son.
“Kids ground you,” Harry added.
Prince Harry and Alexi Robichaux.Josh Edelson for BetterUp
While recently appearing onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, he said hismost used phone appis the BetterUp coaching platform.
“It’s the quickest access to mental health coaching,” Harry, who has been open about his use of coaching and therapy, said.
The Duke of Sussex’s appearance at the BetterUp event will be his second with the company in recent months. In October 2022, Harry made asurprise appearanceat BetterUp’s Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco. He took the stage for a chat titled “The Mental Game” with Robichaux and entrepreneur Reid Hoffman.
In video footage shared exclusively with PEOPLE,Prince Harrysaid, “I never, ever, ever thought I would be sitting on this stage saying, ‘Therapy is good, and coaching will change your life’ or ‘both will change your life.’ And the more people that we can get that to, the better.”
The CIO continued, “So from a BetterUp standpoint, what we’re trying to do now — the goal — is the democratization of coaching to make sure we can get it to the masses.”
Prince Harry.Josh Edelson for BetterUp
“Happy International Women’s day to all of you! Whether donating your time, funds or helping a woman in your community, let’s all celebrate the women in our lives today and every day!” said a message on the Archewell Foundationwebsite.
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Earlier on Wednesday,Prince Harryand Meghan announced thechristening of their daughter,Princess Lilibet Diana, took place on Friday, March 3, in California. While confirming the news, the couple referred to theirchildren’s royal titlesfor the first time.
Upon the death ofQueen Elizabethin September, Harry’s father becameKing Charles— and as grandchildren of the monarch, 3-year-old Archie and 1-year-old Liliwere afforded the titles of prince and princess.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.DANIEL LEAL/AFP
“The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch,” a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE. “This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.”
Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet did not receive the titles when they were born because they were great-grandchildren of the monarch. Instead, they were styled as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.” Their prince and princess titles are not yet reflected on the royal family’sofficial website, but PEOPLE understands thepalace will update the websiteto reflect the children’s titles in due course.
source: people.com
