Prince Harry made a subtle dig to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William's environmental efforts in a prank call with two Russian pranksters. Russian comedians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov duped the Duke of Sussex by pretending to be the environmental activist Greta Thunberg and her father, Svante, in two different conversations.
Meghan Markle's husband criticized the royal family, not knowing his statements would be revealed. In one of his talks to the comic duos, he seemed to take a swipe at his grandmother's approach to environmental issues.
"Small steps or giving out prizes doesn't make any difference these days," Prince Harry said, which seemed to refer to Queen Elizabeth's previous Christmas broadcast, Express noted. At the time, Her Majesty said that small steps and not the giant leaps often bring about the most lasting change.
It could also be a dig to Prince William's Earthshot Prize environmental award. Aside from this, the sixth in line to the throne also commented about Prince Andrew's relationship with the criminal sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Although Prince Harry had nothing to say about the issue, he assured that what his uncle did and didn't do was completely separate from him and his wife. "We operate in the way of inclusivity, and we are focusing on community," he said.
He then added that they are entirely separate from the majority of the royal family. Touching the issue about their decision to step down as senior royals, he stressed that the right choice isn't always the easy one.
According to Mirror Online, Prince Harry's two different conversations were recorded to happen on New Year's Eve and January 22. It assumingly occured at their home in Canada. Stolyarov and Kuznetsov reportedly dreamed of talking to the prince, so they decided to make a second call after he and Meghan Markle dropped their bombshell announcement in January.
Stolyarov revealed that Prince Harry talked for an hour and was very open. He also noticed that the duke wanted to speak and get a lot off of his chest.
Buckingham Palace refused to talk about the prank call. It also denied commenting if Prince Harry already cast an apology for his remarks.
However, the prank call raised concerns about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's security and the danger of working outside the palace. Former palace press secretary Dickie Arbiter explained that if they were at Buckingham Palace, chances are the prank call wouldn't happen. The duo would have a hard time to go through switchboard because they were pretty vigilant.
