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Prince Harry finding new life in LA 'a bit challenging', says friend Dr Jane Goodall

Prince Harry is finding his new life in LA after quitting the Royal Family "a big challenging", his friend Dr Jane Goodall has claimed.

The conservationist, who has worked with Harry on a number of projects over the years, said she has been in touch with him since he and wife Meghan Markle packed their bags and left the UK.

The Sussex family officially quit The Firm at the start of the month, saying they planned to "carve out a progressive new role" within the Royal Family and become "financially independent".

Dr Goodall told Radio Times: "I don't know how his career is going to map out, but yes, I've been in touch, though I think he's finding life a bit challenging just now."

Jane Goodall has been in touch with Prince Harry, who she has worked with a number of times over the years (PA)

Last year, Harry interviewed Dr Goodall for Meghan's Forces of Change Vogue edition.

Now they are no longer working royals, Meghan and Harry are free to make their own money and will be on the lookout for new projects.

Meghan has already given her voice to a new Disney+ film, Elephant, which received reviews from critics.

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However, she reportedly didn't get paid for her role in the show, and instead arranged for a sizeable donation to be made to an elephant charity.

In the interview, Dr Goodall was asked if she thought Harry and his brother Prince William were champions of the natural world, and she said: "Yes, except they hunt and shoot.

"But I think Harry will stop because Meghan doesn't like hunting, so I suspect that is over for him."

The couple have now left Canada and are living in LA (UK Press via Getty Images)
Jane Goodall visited Meghan and Harry at Frogmore Cottage last year (REUTERS)

Meghan and Harry are both big fans of Dr Goodall, and invited her to their Windsor home Frogmore Cottage last summer before they moved to Canada.

Speaking about her visit in a previous interview, she said Harry told her he didn't want Archie growing up in the royal spotlight.

Speaking to the  Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine, she said: “At the end [of the conversation] Meghan came in to listen with Archie.

“He was very tiny and very sleepy – not too pleased to be passed from his mummy. I think I was one of the first to cuddle him outside the family.

“I made Archie do the Queen’s wave, saying, ‘I suppose he’ll have to learn this’. Harry said: ‘No, he’s not growing up like that'."

Dr Goodall is currently following self-isolationg and social distancing guidelines due to coronavirus.

Speaking about how she's dealing with the Covid-19 lockdown during her chat with Radio Times, she said she's enjoying being at home but finds replying to emails more tiring than travelling the world.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently living in LA (Getty Images)

Asked whether she was getting restless, she said: "No, I hate travelling the way I do, but I still have a message to get out.

"With all the emails and requests I'm getting, this is actually more exhausting than travelling."

Dr Goodall's latest documentary The Hope, on National Geographic and National Geographic Wild, examines her 60-year legacy.

  • Jane Goodall: The Hope airs on National Geographic and National Geographic WILD at April 22 at 8pm.
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