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'I felt I wanted out,' Prince Harry says of Royal Family

In an interview published in the Mail on Sunday, Prince Harry said the time he spent in the army was "the best escape I've ever had" and that he thought about giving up his title.

British royal called his time in the army 'the best escape I've ever had'

Prince Harry said in an interview published Sunday that he once wanted out of the British Royal Family. His comments followed an interview published in Newsweek in which he said he doubted anyone in the royal family wanted to be king or queen. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)

Prince Harry says he once "wanted out" of the British royal family.

In an interview published in British newspaper the Mail on Sunday, the prince said the time he spent in the army was "the best escape I've ever had" and that he thought about giving up his title.

He said: "I felt I wanted out, but then decided to stay in and work out a role for myself."

Harry is fifth in line to the throne.

The comments followed an interview published in Newsweek in which he said he doubted anyone in the royal family wanted to be king or queen.

He said his family "will carry out our duties at the right time" and that they're "not doing this for ourselves, but for the greater good of the people."