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Has the Duke of Sussex lost his British accent and sounds more like a Californian now? See the video that has fans buzzing about that.
For the last several months Prince Harry has been hard at work promoting the upcoming Invictus Games.
In an effort to repair his reputation before the event kicks off in 2025, the duke has been globe-trotting everywhere from New York to London to Africa to Canada. A new promo shows Harry visiting a tattoo parlor during a stop in the Big Apple where he gets (fake) ink, and the chatter following the video’s release is all about the American accent and phrases Harry uses now. According to an expert, he doesn’t sound anything like his royal relatives anymore.
Check out the video below to hear for yourself.
Does Prince Harry have an American accent in new video?
The promo video features singer Jelly Roll who gives Harry a tatoo in exchange for performing at the upcoming Games. The two go back and forth for a bit with the duke being nervous about getting his “first tattoo” but eventually he decides to do so and it’s his “American way” of speaking that people have an opinion about. The prince uses phrases like “screw it,” “let’s do it,” and “dude.”
As Hello! noted, many fans took notice of the change in the way he speaks and posted about it on X with one user writing: “It sounds like Prince Harry is losing his British accent” and “Prince Harry’s British accent sounds more diluted to make way for the American accent.” Meanwhile, a third insisted that Harry’s old accent is completely gone writing: “He totally has an American accent now.”
Other commenters though are still unhappy with Harry and see his push to be liked again as desperate calling him “totally pathetic” and saying, “Oh gawd Harry trying SO hard to rebrand himself. What a joke,” and “He must miss being popular.”
And person another opined: “You know the Invictus Games are in trouble when to get people interested you don’t focus on the inspiration of someone who has overcome adversity but focus on overpaid celebrities who get millions to bring in crowds to make corporate sponsors happy.”
Expert says there’s a big difference between the way Harry and other royals speak
After the Duke of Sussex’s fans shared what they thought about the prince’s accent, communication coach and accent specialist Anthony Shuster weighed in. The expert took note of the “intonation in his speech–raising his voice at the end of a sentence–reminiscent of common American patterns” and agreed that Harry doesn’t sound like his British family members anymore.
Shuster told The Telegraph: “You notice that there’s a huge difference between the way the king speaks and the way Harry now speaks. There’s very little articulation at all in his speech–it’s far more relaxed.”
Shuster added that Harry’s accent transformation began years ago back in 2019 “after meeting Meghan, there was already a noticeable shift.”
