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Prince Harry interview: the Queen is in 'great form', California feels like home and a question mark over his jubilee plans

Prince Harry says he's trying to sort out "security issues with" so he can attend the Queen's platinum jubilee.

Prince Harry has given a lengthy television interview while in the Netherlands for the Invictus Games, talking about his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, fatherhood and his life with his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in the US. 

Here are some of the key moments from his interview with Hoda Kotb from US broadcaster NBC.

'Special relationship' with the Queen

The Duke of Sussex spoke about his recent visit with his grandmother, the Queen, in the UK.

It was the first time he'd been back in Britain since the unveiling of a statue of his mother Diana last July.  

"To be able to see her in some element of privacy was nice," Prince Harry said. 

"It was just so nice to see her. You know, she's in great form.

"She has always got a great sense of humour with me and I'm just making sure she's protected and has got the right people around her."

Prince Harry spoke about having tea with the Queen during his interview with NBC. (NBC)

Prince Harry said he had a "really special relationship" with the Queen. 

"We talk about things she can't talk about with anybody else," he said. 

Prince Harry praised the Queen for her sense of humour.  (Twitter: Kensington Palace)

Prince Harry unsure if he'll be at the jubilee 

Prince Harry said he thought his grandmother, who turned 96 on Thursday, was "bored of birthdays" but was looking forward to her jubilee celebrations. 

When asked if he would be returning to the UK to celebrate the Queen's platinum jubliee later this year, Prince Harry said he did not yet know. 

"There's lots of things with security issues and everything else," he said.

"So this is what I'm trying to do, trying to make it possible that I can get my kids to meet her."

In the past, Prince Harry has been open about his security fears for his children, Archie and Lilibet, and his wife, Meghan, with the family skipping Prince Philip's memorial service last month after they were denied protection by Scotland Yard. 

Prince Harry and Prince William pictured together at the unveiling of their mother's statue last year. (Reuters: Dominic Lipinksi/File)

US feels like home for Prince Harry and Meghan

Two years after the couple stepped down as senior royals, Prince Harry said he considered his "home" to be Santa Barbara, California. 

Reporter: "So you feel like that's home more for you?

Prince Harry: "Yeah."

Reporter: "Is that weird to say?"

Harry: "No. But I'm sure it will become a thing."

He said that, while he was living in a new country, he and Meghan were still living the same "life of service". 

"We'll continue doing what we were doing before — so, in that regard, nothing's changed for us," the prince said. 

Prince Harry said he felt a responsibility to "make the world a better place" for his children, and spoke about loving the "chaos" of parenthood.

Prince Harry lives in Santa Barbara with wife Meghan, son Archie and daughter Lilibet.  (Instagram: @alexilubomirski)

'Do you miss your brother, your dad?'

Prince Harry spoke about being unable to visit his family in the UK during the two years of the pandemic.

Kotb then asked if he missed his brother Prince William or his father Prince Charles. 

Here's how he responded:

"Look, I mean … for me, in the moment, I'm here focused on these guys and these families and giving everything that I can, 120 per cent to them, to make sure they have the experience of a lifetime.

"That's my focus here.

"And then, when I leave here, I go back and my focus is on my family, who I miss massively."

Meghan had already left The Netherlands by the time NBC interviewed the prince. 

After the interview was broadcast, Kotb said she thought there was still "a lot … left to unpack" about Prince Harry's family.

"Obviously, there are many issues with the family, and he was willing to share some of those issues and a lot of it he was kind of keeping close to him," she said.  

Prince Harry was asked if he missed Prince William and Prince Charles.  (Twitter: @ClarenceHouse)
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