Prince Harry called out for using an American accent as a speech expert weighs in

Prince Harry is adjusting well to life in the United States — so much so that some people think he’s talking like an American.The Duke of Sussex, who moved to the states with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020, appeared to have adopted an American accent in a recent video where he got a fake tattoo from Jelly Roll in New York City.In the clip, Harry, 40, jokingly got inked on his neck as he recruited the rapper, 39, to headline the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025.At one point, Harry tells Jelly Roll he wants the tattoo on his lower back or on his ass.Harry says the word “ass” as Americans do — rather than “arse” as it’s said and spelt in his home country.The father of two also utters American phrases like “screw it” to Jelly Roll in the video.People called out Harry’s newfound accent and slang on X (formerly Twitter).“Prince Harry’s British accent sounds more diluted to make way for the American accent,” someone tweeted.“It is obvious he is trying too hard,” another person said.“It sounds like Prince Harry is losing his British accent,” read another comment.A fourth person wrote, “Its been 4 years, born and brought up in the most British speaking family in England and it took him 4 years to speak in an American accent.”Somebody else said that Harry — who resides in Montecito, Calif.with Markle, 43, and their two kids — now speaks “like a Valley Girl.”Anthony Shuster, a communication coach and accent specialist, told The Telegraph he noticed a real change in Harry’s speaking habits in 2019 — the year after he married Markle.When the couple introduced their son Archie to the world after he was born in May 2019, Harry said, “Wow, he’s already got a little bit of facial hair as well.”Shuster noted that the way Harry said “little” sounded like “liddle,” which is common with Americans.“That’s something that’s quite distinctly American, is to let your final ‘t’ sort of ...