Prince Harry issues urgent statement to address Archie controversy

Prince Harry debunked Tina Brown's shocking comments about Prince Archie, criticising the journalist for misquoting the event.

For the unversed, the former editor-in-chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, claimed that the Duke of Sussex introduced his firstborn as "my little African child" to Jane Goodall.

During her appearance on Katie Couric's YouTube show, the royal commentator shared that she had lunch with Goodall, where this conversation came up.

Tina recalled, "Jane Goodall, before she died, I had a lunch with her, and she said that she went to see... she was one of the only people outside the family that went to see Archie when he was born. And Harry said, 'This is my little African child.'"

She added, "It's going to be my child who, you know — wild child, essentially. They were going to have this time together, living a life off the grid as it were. She said she was absolutely stunned when he chose the life that he did."

In response, Prince Harry's spokesperson issued a much-needed statement to address the controversy.

According to People, the former working royal's team said, "The Duke of Sussex has never said anything remotely resembling what is being claimed.

"Tina Brown knows exactly what she’s doing by inventing these words and attributing them to a highly respected woman who is deceased and unable to correct the record."

It is important to note that Tina Brown also clarified that it might be possible she "misstated" the wording, but confirming that her conversation with Goodall, she "rendered accurately."

The journalist said that it was "Africa child," but in a flow, she made a mistake of quoting it as "African."