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Prince Harry may have spent the weekend amid Hollywood glamour with Meghan Markle — but his thoughts were thousands of miles away.

On Nov. 5, the Duke of Sussex penned a surprise essay titled "The Bond, the Banter, the Bravery: What It Means to Be British," released ahead of Remembrance Day — the Nov. 11 observance honoring members of the armed forces who lost their lives in service.

"Though currently, I may live in the United States, Britain is, and always will be, the country I proudly served and fought for," the Duke of Sussex wrote, as quoted by People magazine . "The banter of the mess, the clubhouse, the pub, the stands, ridiculous as it sounds, these are the things that make us British. I make no apology for it. I

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