Prince Harry was recently a victim of a prank call that involved a fake Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist. The people responsible for duping the Duke of Sussex were apparently Russian pranksters who lured him through a former staff of the Royal Foundation.
According to the Telegraph, the Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov emailed Lorraine Heggessey, the head of the Royal Foundation, in late 2019 to find a way to get in touch with Prince Harry. The pranksters introduced themselves as the representatives of Thunberg and her father, Svante Thunberg, and that they wanted to talk to Prince Harry.
Apparently, it was not part of Heggessey's job to vet the information. The request came at a time when Prince Harry and Meghan was considering transitioning from their royal roles. So, Heggessey apparently forwarded the email to Prince Harry and then the duke got in touch with the pranksters via his personal email.
The report when on to say this happened while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spending their Christmas vacation in Canada. Then, the pranksters were finally able to call Queen Elizabeth's grandson on two instances: Jan. 1 and Jan. 22.
In those calls, Prince Harry said that the Sussexes are completely separate from the royal family. He also admitted to Fake Greta that their life in Canada is much better than their life as senior royals.
Prince Harry also told Fake Greta that they were not stripped of their royal titles. He said that they will never use their royal status to make money off it as well.
The Duke of Sussex also said that he and his wife might not start a new foundation to replace the Sussex Royal Foundation. Prince Harry and Meghan are apparently taking more time to plan out what they can do with their platform and voice to encourage real change in the world.
The hoaxers were also able to squeeze some words from Prince Harry about Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. The royal said that Trump has "blood in his hands" for pushing coal industry, while he thinks that Johnson is a good man.
Prince Harry was also asked about his uncle, Prince Andrew, who has been embroiled in a legal controversy over the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke of Sussex said whatever his uncle's troubles are, it's completely separate from the Sussexes so he has little to say about the matter.
The audio of Prince Harry's prank calls were released on the internet after Commonwealth Day.
