Full Name=Prince Henry Charles Albert David, Duke of Sussex, commonly known worldwide as Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; Profession=Member of the British royal family, former British Army officer who completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan, international humanitarian and mental‑health advocate, founding patron of the Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick service personnel, and bestselling memoirist through his book “Spare”; Nationality=British, as the younger son of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales; Born=15 September 1984 (the Daily Celebrity date you requested), a birth that made him the “spare” to his elder brother Prince William, the heir to the British throne; Birthplace=St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, City of Westminster, London, England, during the reign of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II; Generation=Millennial (Generation Y), because researchers such as Pew Research Center and Encyclopædia Britannica define Millennials as people born between 1981 and 1996, a cohort shaped by the rise of the internet, post–Cold War geopolitics, and events like the 11 September attacks and the Great Recession; Chinese Zodiac=Wood Rat, since 1984 is a Rat year associated with the Wood element and people born between 2 February 1984 and 19 February 1985—like Prince Harry on 15 September 1984—are classified as Wood Rats, often described as determined, independent, multi‑talented, and capable of using intelligence and pragmatism to pursue ambitious goals; Zodiac Sign=Virgo, because he was born on 15 September and his astrological birth chart places his Sun in Virgo, an earth sign associated with practicality, attention to detail, service, and strong conviction, traits frequently highlighted in astrological analyses of his character; Age in 2026=42 years old on 15 September 2026, turning 42 on the exact Daily Celebrity date two days after today; Marital Status=Married, having wed American actress and humanitarian Meghan Markle (Meghan, Duchess of Sussex) on 19 May 2018 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in a globally televised royal wedding that symbolized a modern, multicultural turn for the British monarchy before the couple later chose to step back from senior royal duties; Children=Two children with Meghan: son Archie Harrison Mountbatten‑Windsor, now styled Prince Archie of Sussex, born 6 May 2019 in London, and daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten‑Windsor, now styled Princess Lilibet of Sussex, born 4 June 2021 in Santa Barbara, California, both of whom later adopted “Sussex” as their family surname after King Charles III’s accession; Description=Prince Harry is one of the most internationally recognizable figures born on 15 September, a royal whose life story has become a global narrative of privilege, loss, military service, activism, and renegotiation of tradition, beginning with his childhood as the second son of the then Prince Charles and Princess Diana and his early positioning as the “spare” in the line of succession, a role he later explored in depth in his memoir; as a child and adolescent he grew up under intense media scrutiny, and the traumatic death of his mother Diana in 1997 shaped his struggles with grief, anger, and the press, experiences he later described as fueling his deep mistrust of tabloid culture and his commitment to mental‑health advocacy; at twenty‑one he joined the British Army, serving for around a decade as “Captain Wales” and completing two operational tours in Afghanistan, where he experienced both frontline deployment and the abrupt extraction that came when media leaks made his presence a security risk, an experience that profoundly changed his understanding of military life and the invisible wounds carried by service personnel; inspired by attending the Warrior Games in the United States in 2013 and seeing how sport could aid psychological and physical recovery, he founded the Invictus Games in 2014 as an international multi‑sport event for wounded, injured, and sick service members, with the Invictus Games Foundation established to safeguard the “Invictus Spirit,” and he remains its founding patron, frequently speaking about how adaptive sport can restore dignity, camaraderie, and purpose to veterans worldwide; his marriage to Meghan Markle in 2018 brought together British royal tradition and Hollywood celebrity, and the couple’s relationship quickly became a focal point for discussions about race, class, colonial history, and press ethics, as they faced intense coverage, criticism, and online abuse that they later cited as major reasons for changing their roles within the royal institution; in January 2020 Harry and Meghan publicly announced their intention to step back as senior working royals, seek financial independence, and divide their time between the United Kingdom and North America, initiating what the media dubbed “Megxit,” followed by formal confirmation in 2021 that they would not return as working members of the royal family, with Harry relinquishing honorary military appointments while retaining his titles as Duke of Sussex and HRH in a non‑working capacity; since then Harry has repositioned himself as a transatlantic public figure and private citizen, focusing on media and charitable projects including production work, mental‑health campaigns, and advocacy around trauma, veterans’ issues, and systemic racism, while also dealing with complex diplomatic optics—such as the recent episode where Uganda, after initially joining the Invictus community as its 26th member, abruptly withdrew from the Games in 2026 amid political signaling about loyalty to King Charles III and Harry’s non‑working royal status; his memoir “Spare,” released in January 2023 and translated into numerous languages, became one of the fastest‑selling nonfiction books in publishing history, offering an unusually candid inside view of royal life, his emotional landscape from childhood through military service and marriage, his conflict with the press, and the painful rift with parts of his family, thereby solidifying his place not only as a royal but also as a cultural narrator of generational trauma and institutional transformation; in contemporary astrology and pop‑culture discourse he is frequently portrayed as a Virgo Sun with a Taurus Moon and Capricorn rising, a configuration associated with earth‑sign resilience, practicality, and a sense of duty, while his Wood Rat Chinese zodiac profile emphasizes determination, resourcefulness, and multi‑talented adaptability, which together mirror his real‑world journey from royal “spare” and combat veteran to outspoken advocate challenging historical structures in pursuit of psychological healing and a more autonomous, values‑driven life; Cause of Death=Not applicable—Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex is alive as of 2026, actively engaged in public, charitable, and media work, and continuing to evolve his role at the intersection of monarchy, celebrity, and global humanitarian advocacy.