Overview
- Harry’s spokesperson issued a categorical denial, saying he has never said anything resembling the phrase and accusing Brown of inventing the wording.
- Tina Brown first recounted the anecdote on Katie Couric’s show on December 17, then later told The Royalist that Goodall remembered something like “I want you to come and meet my African child,” adding she misspoke on the phrasing.
- Verification is not possible because Goodall died in October, removing the only direct source who could confirm or refute the exchange.
- Brown presented the story to illustrate her contention that senior royals expected Harry to pursue conservation work in Africa and an off‑grid life rather than the celebrity path he later chose in California.
- Media coverage has revisited Harry’s ties to Goodall, noting the Sussexes said she held Archie soon after his birth and that Harry met with her at Windsor Castle in 2019.