--- description: Prince Harry of Wales interviewed former President Barack Obama — though BBC listeners won't hear the whole conversation until Dec. 27. title: 'Nervous' Prince Harry Interviews Barack Obama for Radio Show image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacff024826b7615b/6988f562929fad6a4fbeee42/prince-harry-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [United Kingdom](/tag/united-kingdom/) ## United Kingdom Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'Nervous' Prince Harry Interviews Barack Obama for Radio Show by [Jennifer Calfas](/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 17, 2017 7:21 PM CUT  Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Prince Harry share a joke as they watch wheelchair baskeball on day 7 of the Invictus Games 2017 on September 29, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Prince Harry share a joke as they watch wheelchair baskeball on day 7 of the Invictus Games 2017 on September 29, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.Chris Jackson—Getty Images for the Invictus Ga by [Jennifer Calfas](/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 17, 2017 7:21 PM CUT A “nervous” [Prince Harry of Wales](http://time.com/money/5037868/prince-harry-just-got-engaged-to-actress-meghan-markle-heres-a-look-at-how-much-hes-worth/ "undefined") interviewed former U.S. President [Barack Obama](http://time.com/5032254/barack-obama-joe-biden-birthday-twitter/ "undefined") for BBC Radio 4 — though listeners won’t get to hear the whole conversation until Dec. 27. Prince Harry interviewed the former president as part of a guest editor gig he is doing for BBC Radio 4\. According to Kensington Palace, the interview will focus on Obama’s final day in office and his post-presidential plans, which include his initiatives through the Obama Foundation. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/942349760488525824) In a preview of the conversation posted on Twitter by the Kensington Palace, Obama asked Prince Harry some logistical questions about the interview. “Do I have to speak faster? Because I’m a slow speaker,” Obama said, as Prince Harry assures him “not at all.” “Do I need a British accent?” Obama asked, with a smile. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/942353717101318144) The interview was conducted when the two men were at the Invictus Games in Toronto in September, when they were photographed smiling while sitting next to each other at one of the events. Back in May, Obama saw Prince Harry at Kensington Palace, where they discussed “a range of shared interests,” including empowering young people and the goals of their foundations, according to the palace. The Obamas have appeared to maintain a relationship with the Royal Family since leaving the White House. After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement last month, Obama congratulated them on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/935255366438408192) The interview will air on BBC Radio 4 on Dec. 27. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5068058/prince-harry-barack-obama-bbc-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5068058/prince-harry-barack-obama-bbc-interview/"},"headline":"'Nervous' Prince Harry Interviews Barack Obama for Radio Show","datePublished":"2017-12-17T19:21:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:36:10.793Z","description":"The interview covered a wide range of topics","url":"https://time.com/5068058/prince-harry-barack-obama-bbc-interview/","keywords":["United Kingdom","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacff024826b7615b/6988f562929fad6a4fbeee42/prince-harry-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jennifer Calfas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacff024826b7615b/6988f562929fad6a4fbeee42/prince-harry-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Invictus Games Toronto 2017 - Behind The Scenes","caption":"Invictus Games Toronto 2017 - Behind The Scenes","creditText":"Chris Jackson—Getty Images for the Invictus Ga","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/united-kingdom/","name":"United Kingdom"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5068058/prince-harry-barack-obama-bbc-interview/","name":"'Nervous' Prince Harry Interviews Barack Obama for Radio Show"}}]}] ```