- Prince Harry does not want to be treated by his royal title in his new job, BetterUp.
- The company’s chief executive says the king asked to be called by his first name.
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Prince Harry abandoned his “Duke of Sussex” and “Prince” titles in his new role as Director of Impact at BetterUp.
The company’s CEO, Alexi Robichaux, told Reuters that the king – who has been in office for a few months – likes to be called by his first name.
“In the workplace, he likes to be called Harry. He’s a colleague, a partner and that’s why we call him Harry,” said Robichaux. “And it’s kind of surreal, to be honest, when you sit down with him, how accessible he is. Obviously there is a grandiose and he is very dignified, but he is very approachable, very genuine, very humble.”
In another interview with BBC News, Robichaux praised Harry’s work ethic. He said that royalty has an “incredible attitude and is full of energy and enthusiasm”.
The prince’s role in Silicon Valley mental health and coaching startup will involve public advocacy on mental health-related topics, Armani Syed of Insider previously reported.
Harry will assume the role of ordinary citizen, having renounced official duties of royalty in March last year to seek financial independence.
It is not the first time that the duke has lost his royal title. He asked to be introduced as “just Harry” at a sustainable tourism meeting last year, shortly after announcing his “step back” from the royal family.
His full name is His Royal Highness Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex, as written on the birth certificate of baby Archie.
While Harry and Meghan Markle stopped using their HRH titles in April last year, they obtained their “duke” and “duchess” titles.
The couple does not technically have surnames. They do not use the official surname of the royal family, “Mountbatten-Windsor”, although they did give that name to their son Archie Harrison.