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| 'Just call me Harry' prince tells tourism conference in Edinburgh | 'Just call me Harry' prince tells tourism conference in Edinburgh |
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| The Duke of Sussex asked for delegates at a tourism conference in Edinburgh to address him simply as Harry. | The Duke of Sussex asked for delegates at a tourism conference in Edinburgh to address him simply as Harry. |
| The prince was speaking at the Travalyst event being held in the Scottish capital. | The prince was speaking at the Travalyst event being held in the Scottish capital. |
| Ahead of the short speech, event host Ayesha Hazarika told the gathering: "He's made it clear that we are all just to call him Harry." | |
| Within weeks, the Queen's grandson along with his wife Meghan, will officially step away from royal duties. | |
| In his address, Prince Harry - who is known as the Earl of Dumbarton when he is in Scotland - warned that the growth of tourism was threatening to destroy some of the world's most beautiful places. | |
| On one of his last official engagements the duke said that if action was not taken now then more destinations would have be closed to worldwide visitors. | On one of his last official engagements the duke said that if action was not taken now then more destinations would have be closed to worldwide visitors. |
| He also called on travel and tourism businesses to work together to develop a more sustainable future. | He also called on travel and tourism businesses to work together to develop a more sustainable future. |
| What does the Queen's grandson want to be called? | What does the Queen's grandson want to be called? |
| Prince Harry remains a prince but he has already made it clear that he now wants to be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex. | Prince Harry remains a prince but he has already made it clear that he now wants to be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex. |
| He and his American wife will keep their HRH prefix but not actively use it. They will also retain their Scottish title of the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton. | He and his American wife will keep their HRH prefix but not actively use it. They will also retain their Scottish title of the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton. |
| In the spring the couple, who will divide their time between North America and the UK, will step away from royal duties and cease to receive public funds. | In the spring the couple, who will divide their time between North America and the UK, will step away from royal duties and cease to receive public funds. |
| It was all very different two years ago | |
| By Angie Brown | |
| BBC News Scotland website | |
| It was a cold February day in 2018 when Prince Harry greeted hundreds of people lining the road up to Edinburgh Castle. | |
| They were all very eager to wish him well ahead of his wedding that May to Meghan Markle. | |
| The prince and his bride-to-be offered hands of friendship and exchanged pleasant words. | |
| Harry expressed concerns at one point to a woman he feared would have a barrier topple on because the crowd was pushing from behind. | |
| Children spoke of their "excitement" at meeting royalty, others said the prince playfully complimented an onlooker's ginger beard and Harry told a woman she had the warmest hands he had felt that day. | |
| Carried own luggage | |
| However, fast forward to February 2020 and the scene was quite different. The weather was pretty similar but there was no Meghan and no big crowds to greet the Queen's grandson. | |
| He had been spotted arriving in Waverley train station the day before his tourism conference speech wearing a baseball cap and jeans and carrying his own bag. | |
| There were no fans waiting outside the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Wednesday where he addressed the Travalyst event. | |
| Down in the basement where the conference was being held I saw him on the far side of the room greeting a few delegates at his table with warm hugs and kisses. | |
| He sat casually in an open necked shirt and after making his speech he returned to his seat and listened intently to the other guests on stage. | |
| On this occasion the prince was simply a face in the audience, another delegate in the crowd of tourism industry stakeholders. |