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Prince Harry says no one in royal family really wants to wear the crown

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June 22, 2017 at 1:52 p.m. EDT
in an exclusive interview with Newsweek magazine, Britain's Prince Harry discusses dealing with the death of his mother. (Video: Reuters)

It's hard out there for a king.

Or a king-to-be.

Or even the spare-heir.

That's one of the dominant themes to come out of Prince Harry's Newsweek feature. In it, the 32-year-old royal discussed the challenges of being born into his family. Taking over as monarch, he said, is a job that no one really wants.