Boris Johnson was not asked by Buckingham Palace to try and persuade Prince Harry to stay in the UK, according to new claims. The former Prime Minister claims in a new book that he was asked to give the Duke of Sussex a “manly pep talk” to convince him not to step back from his royal duties.

Buckingham Palace did not ask Boris Johnson to attempt to persuade Prince Harry to stay in the UK, according to reports. The former PM has claimed in a new book he was urged to give the Duke of Sussex a “manly pep talk” to convince him to stay in the UK and not step back from royal duties.

Boris Johnson was part of a last-minute attempt to discourage the Duke of Sussex from leaving his royal life in the UK, according to the former prime minister's soon-to-be-published memoir. Johnson delivered what he calls a "manly pep talk" to Prince Harry on the sidelines of a UK-Africa investment summit in London in January 2020,