Prince Harry alleged in his memoir Spare that King Charles blocked his dream career path.
The dad-of-two revealed that as a young man, mulling over what he’d fill his time with during working hours, he wanted to work at a ski resort.
Specifically, he wanted to work at the fondue hut in the centre of the Austrian village of Lech am Arlberg, before more seriously considering becoming a ski instructor.
He explained: “For several years I’d talked in all seriousness about working at the ski resort in Lech am Arlberg, where Mummy used to take us.
“Specifically, I wanted to work at the fondue hut in the centre of town, which Mummy loved. That fondue could change your life. (I really was that mad.) But now I told Pa I’d given up the fondue fantasy, and he sighed with relief.”
The 38-year-old Duke claimed that his Dad, unimpressed by his son’s alpine career ambitions, poured cold water on the idea.
Harry also claimed that the then-Prince Charles shot down his next career suggestion too.
Writing in his tell-all memoir, Prince Harry said: “I was taken with notions of becoming a ski instructor… Pa tensed again.”
Noting his Dad’s disapproval, he added: “Out of the question. OK. Long pause. How about… safari guide?”
The then-Prince of Wales is claimed to have replied: “No, darling boy”.
