The best photos from every single year of Prince Harry's remarkable life

Prince Harry was born on September 15, 1984. Here he is as a newborn with his mother, Princess Diana, and brother, Prince William.

Harry spent his childhood in London's Kensington Palace and was photographed in the playroom in October 1985.

The British royals and Spanish royals often vacationed together. Harry was seen with Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos of Spain, Prince William, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana at the Marivent Palace in July 1986.

The Princess of Wales and Harry embraced while visiting the Royal Palace in Mallorca in August 1987.

Prince Harry had his first day of nursery school in in September 1987.

The family took a bike ride around the island of Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles, in June 1989.

Harry helped bury Princess Diana's legs in the sand on Richard Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands in April 1990.

A 6-year-old Harry smiled at the wheel of a Second World War fire engine in London in October 1990.

Diana took Harry and William to the Natural History Museum's dinosaur exhibition in April 1992. Charles and Diana separated later that year but stayed married.

Harry showed he was just like any other 8-year-old as he enjoyed Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World in Florida with a family friend in 1993.

Diana brought Harry and one of his friends to the British Grand Prix in July 1994.

Harry looked on as Prince William signed the traditional entrance book at Eton College on his first day of school in September 1995.

Harry joined his father at the Wales v Scotland game in the Five Nation Championship at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff in 1996.

William and Harry bowed their heads as their mother's coffin was taken out of Westminster Abbey following her funeral service on September 6, 1997. The princess was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31.

The family of three spent their first Christmas without Diana that year.

Prince Charles and Harry vacationed at the Swiss resort of Klosters in January 1999.

William and Harry spent time with their cousin Peter Phillips after a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 2000.

William and Harry shared a joke as they celebrated the 101st birthday of the Queen Mother, their great-grandmother, in August 2001.

Harry walked behind the Gun Carriage bearing the coffin of the Queen Mother at her funeral on April 9, 2002.

Harry played with Rosie and Jenny, the dogs owned by Andrew Gailey — the housemaster of the Manor House — in March 2003 at Eton.

Harry performed in "Much Ado About Nothing" in March 2003 at Eton College, England.

Harry carried a garbage bag full of belongings as he graduated from Eton College in June 2003.

Harry held an Echidna called Spike in front of Sydney Harbour during a trip to Australia in September 2003.

In 2005, Harry undertook volunteer engagements in Lesotho. He would later create Sentebale, a charity that supports vulnerable young people in southern Africa.

Harry took part in the passing-out Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst Military Academy in April 2006.

Harry kissed his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy during the ICC Cricket World Cup in St John's, Antigua, in 2007.

William and Harry paid tribute to their mother at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in July 2007, which marked 10 years since her death.

In 2008, Harry attended a Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at the Holy Trinity Church in Windsor.

In 2009, Harry paid his respects after laying a wreath at Ground Zero, the site of the former World Trade Center.

The prince was sprayed with Champagne by a Sentebale teammate after they triumphed over the Blackwatch team during the 2009 Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic in May 2009.

Harry shared a joke with William and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as they arrived for Trooping The Colour, the Queen's birthday parade, in 2009.

Harry has made several trips to Lesotho over the years, and in 2010, he visited the Herd Boys School in Semongkong.

In 2011, Harry skied with the Walking with the Wounded team before setting off to the North Pole by foot in Spitsbergen, Norway.

The following year, Harry posed with Usain Bolt in Kingston, Jamaica.

Harry, William, and Kate Middleton played with wands on the 'Harry Potter' set at Warner Bros. Studios in April 2013.

Harry attended the Free The Children's global youth empowerment event, We Day, at Wembley Arena in March 2014.

Harry was presented with a sword and shield as he met traditional Omani Dancers during a visit to Oman in November 2014.

Queen Elizabeth II and Harry shared an embrace as they attended the annual Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea in May 2015.

Harry often met political figures and world leaders during his time as a working royal, and in 2015 he was hosted by Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.

Harry met patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital during a visit to Bridgetown, Barbados in 2016.

Harry had a photo call with then-fiancée Meghan Markle on the same day the couple announced their engagement to the world.

The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared their first kiss after marrying at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on May 19, 2018.

The newlyweds had an official wedding photo with the royal family in The Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.

In July 2018, Meghan and Harry shared a kiss — and a trophy — after a successful Sentebale Polo match at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.

Less than two weeks ahead of his 34th birthday, Harry goofed around with the Riverside School Choir at the annual WellChild awards in London.

Harry and Meghan gave the world a look at their first child, baby Archie, who was born on May 6, 2019.

The royal family posed for a photo after Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was christened at Windsor Castle in July 2019.

The family of three made a rare appearance together during their royal tour of South Africa. The trip marked Archie's first official royal engagement.

During the same tour, the Duke of Sussex paid tribute to Princess Diana's legacy by walking through a minefield in Angola, just like she did in 1997.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their "step back" from royal duties on January 8, 2020.

Prince Harry and Meghan attended their final royal engagement with William and Kate at London's Westminster Abbey in March 2020.

Shortly after relocating to California, Harry and Meghan volunteered with Baby2Baby in Los Angeles in August 2020.

 

 

Harry and Meghan gave a tell-all TV interview about their royal exit to Oprah Winfrey, which aired in the US on March 7, 2020.

Harry reunited with William in the UK to unveil a statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday in July 2020.

Harry and Meghan returned to the UK briefly in June 2022 for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations with Archie and their daughter, Lilibet, who was born the year before.

In September, they made another visit to the UK for Queen Elizabeth's funeral and memorial events. In this photo, Harry stands as other family members salute.

The couple glammed up for the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards in May 2023.

The couple have taken several international trips in 2024, including a three-day visit to Nigeria (pictured) in May and a tour of Columbia in August.