Prince Harry Explains Why He Doesn’t Have a Girlfriend

'Even if I talk to a girl, that person is then suddenly my wife, and people go knocking on her door'

Prince Harry attending the BT Sport Industry Awards 2016 at Battersea Evolution in London, England on April 28, 2016. (Jonathan Brady--WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prince Harry slammed the media’s constant speculating on his private life, including whether he has a girlfriend or not.

In an interview with the BBC, the British royal said that the line between his public and private life has been blurred.

“Everyone has a right to privacy,” he was quoted as saying Sunday ahead of the Invictus Games.

Prince Harry takes a photograph out of the window of a helicopter as he travels over the Muluti Mountains on his way to visit a herd boy night school constructed by his Sentebale charity, in Mokhotlong, Lesotho, on Dec 8, 2014. (Chris Jackson/AP)

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Harry went on to say that members of the royal family are “completely aware that we are in a very privileged position,” but stressed that he hoped his private life remain private.

Prince Harry attends The Annual ICAP Charity Day at ICAP on December 3, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Heathcliff O'Malley - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

“I will spend the rest of my life earning that privilege and trying to bring a spotlight on to things and causes that really matter to me, and hopefully matter to other people as well,” he said.

“Everyone has a right to their privacy, and a lot of the members of the public get it, but sadly in some areas there is this incessant need to find out every little bit of detail about what goes on behind the scenes. It’s unnecessary.”

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Harry then added: “I’m not putting work before the idea of a family, marriage and all that kind of stuff. To be fair, I haven’t had that many opportunities to get out there and meet people. At the moment, my focus is very much of work. But if someone slips into my life then that’s absolutely fantastic.”