He referenced recent “lethal violence” against the Jewish community in Manchester and in London and said that “hatred directed at people for who they are, or what they believe, is not protest. It is prejudice”. Harry also wrote about the “deep and justified alarm” at the scale of loss in Gaza and Lebanon, but argued people must be more “clear” about where their anger is directed, whether it is toward Jewish or Muslim, or any other communities, adding that he had learned from his own “past mistakes”.

But some fans were not impressed with the Duke’s piece and criticised him on social media.

One user wrote on X: “How would Harry know what is actually happening in the UK? Even when he was living here, he’d be out of touch with regular people.

“His own family doesn’t want to talk to him. What is the source of these pearls of wisdom other than desperate need to be relevant and heard?”

Another one said: “Wow - H catching up finally - as usual a good year or so behind the rest of the world.”

A third one commented: “Stop giving this man a platform.”

A fourth one asked: “Then why doesn’t he go home and fix it, instead of hiding in my country?”

A fifth one opined: “Harry pens heartfelt plea to nation about division. Meanwhile back in Montecito, he's 5,000 miles away from the stabbings in Golders Green. Easy to lecture when you're not ducking the same chaos, isn't it?”

A sixth one added: “Ooooh, has he secretly actually been spending time in the UK?”