Prince Harry's new 'American' accent leaves fans baffled as speech expert weighs in

Prince Harry appeared successful an eye-raising video to beforehand his Invictus Games successful 2025 by seemingly getting a cervix tattoo - but viewers couldn't assistance but constituent retired different large alteration with the Duke of Sussex

Prince Harry shocked fans when helium appeared to get a immense cervix tattoo successful a promo for his Invictus Games.

In the clip to beforehand the Games taking spot successful Canada aboriginal adjacent year, Harry screams successful symptom arsenic helium appears to beryllium fixed an 'inking' by US euphony prima Jelly Roll. In the sketch, the state vocalist and rapper jokes that Harry has agreed to beryllium fixed his archetypal tattoo.

But it's not conscionable the information that Harry seemingly agreed to beryllium 'inked' for the sketch, thing other near galore with raised eyebrows - his now-American-style accent. In the video, Harry sounds precise antithetic from however his different royal relatives talk with 5 years of surviving successful California seemingly starring him to present having an American twang.

There are respective examples during the video erstwhile Harry uses words much commonly associated with American dialects specified arsenic 'dude' alternatively of 'mate' and 'a**' alternatively of the British word 'a**e'.

After seeing the clip, taking to X, 1 instrumentality said: "He wholly has an American accent now." Another pointed out: "His British accent sounds much diluted to marque mode for the American accent." While different wrote: "It sounds similar Prince Harry is losing his British accent." It has been astir 5 years since Harry and woman Meghan Markle dropped the immense bombshell that they were quitting arsenic elder moving royals and moving to carve retired a caller beingness successful the United States.

And determination person been respective times successful the past erstwhile Harry has appeared successful videos, wherever his cut-glass English accent has appeared to fade. In 2022, helium appeared successful different promo for tech start-up Better Up, wherever helium is the main interaction officer. Then, viewers commented connected his changing accent.

And astatine the time, speech and accent adept Emma Serlin, laminitis of the London Speech Workshop, told the Mirror the changes successful Harry's accent showed however helium was much "of the people" than royal. She explained: "Harry's accent present sounds overmuch much rounded and mediate alternatively than precocious class. In a classical Harry way, he's doing what we cognize him to beryllium - he's the affable prince, he's charming, helium connects with people. He is his mother's son.

"He is present 'of the people' successful a overmuch much overt way. He has ever toned the classical royal accent down and softened it, but antecedently helium was overmuch much aligned with the Royal Family. Now that Harry hardly ever sees the Royal Family - not lone is helium nary longer aligned with them successful the aforesaid way, but helium besides doesn't walk clip with them successful the aforesaid way.

"So, helium has adapted his accent to link much with the radical helium is gathering and seeing each day, and the radical astir him. Ultimately, I'm definite helium would heighten his accent if helium was astir the Royal Family again, but it's truly astir adapting to physique connections."