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Prince Harry's Sweetest Quotes About His “Granny”

The Duke of Sussex has not been shy about his royal love for his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

by JM Farkas

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Prince Harry has always cherished his Granny and has a long history of honoring the late and great Queen for many wonderful things, including her infectious smile.

My grandmother and I have a really good relationship and an understanding.... She's my Colonel-in-chief, right? She always will be.

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She’s on great form. She’s always got a great sense of humor with me...and I’m just making sure she’s protected and got the right people around her.

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I have been extremely fortunate to meet many exceptional people over the years, but none more so than Her Majesty The Queen.

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She obviously takes a huge interest in what we all do — that’s her children as well as her grandchildren. She wants to know which charities we’re supporting, how life is going in our jobs and such.

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From my earliest childhood memories with you, to meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren — I cherish these times shared with you.

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I think that everything my grandmother wanted to achieve when she took this huge responsibility on—she’s managed.

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When we were young it was very easy to take our grandmother for granted—she was just a grandmother to us. And it’s only really been over the last eight to ten years that I’ve learned to understand and accept the huge deal she is.

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As the head of the Commonwealth, the Nation, the Armed Forces and our Family, I, like millions of others across the world, have been able to look to her for inspiration and guidance.

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Without a doubt, she’s managed to get the family to move with the times, and I think that’s incredibly important.

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In celebrating the life of my grandmother...we are all reminded of the guiding compass she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty.

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