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Prince Harry 'didn't enjoy' Eton and wanted to be a 'bad boy'


Prince Harry addressed a group of teenagers at The Ottery Centre in Cape Town and opened up about his experience at high school.

He compared his time spent at Eton College to life at The Ottery Centre, saying he would have preferred to have gone to the latter during his teenage years.

'I'm interested to hear all your stories. I didn't enjoy school at all. I would like to have come to a place like this. When I was at school I wanted to be the bad boy,' he said.

Prince Harry at Eton. Photo: Getty Images.
Prince Harry at Eton. Photo: Getty Images.

Prince Harry at Eton. Photo: Getty Images.

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The 31-year-old then took a slight dig at his older brother, Prince William.

'If you’ve got an older brother that’s not into gangs, that’s a huge positive,' he said.

'Older brothers are supposedly the cool ones... I’m a younger brother, but I’m much cooler than my older brother.'

Prince Harry. Photo: Getty Images.
Prince Harry. Photo: Getty Images.

Prince Harry. Photo: Getty Images.

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The Ottery Centre educates around 60 youths from gang-related backgrounds and aims to deter them from committing crimes.

He also visited a football development centre in Khayelitsha and the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation that day where he presented Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu with the Order of the Companion of Honour on behalf of the Queen.

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