--- description: During Prince Harry's visit to an east London school, a child seemed convinced that the royal wasn't the "real" prince — and told him so. title: This Kid Was Convinced Prince Harry Was Just an Impostor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc860c7d9f4c695f1/69894713096a9435b96a4c89/prince-harry-st-vincents.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Give It Up for This Filter-Free Kid Who Was Convinced the Real Prince Harry Was Just an Impostor  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2019 3:02 PM CUT  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex departs after taking part in a tree planting project in support of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) initiative, together with the Woodland Trust at St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School on March 20, 2019 in Acton, England. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex departs after taking part in a tree planting project in support of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) initiative, together with the Woodland Trust at St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School on March 20, 2019 in Acton, England.Karwai Tang—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2019 3:02 PM CUT Kids have no filter — even around visiting royals. On Tuesday, [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5554370/meghan-markle-harry-new-zealand-house/ "undefined") dropped by a school in the U.K. while participating in a tree planting project, but one child was convinced the [Duke of Sussex](http://time.com/5440161/prince-harry-new-zealand/ "undefined") was just a stand-in for the “real” thing, as he told the royal himself to his face. “When is the real Prince Harry coming?” the student [reportedly asked](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/little-boy-doesnt-believe-hes-met-real-prince-harry-120531563.html "undefined") the famous prince. “I’m the real Harry. I’ve just had my hair cut for the occasion,” Harry reportedly responded, taking the impostor accusation in good-humored stride. The exchange took place at [St. Vincent’s Catholic Primary School](http://www.st-vincents.ealing.sch.uk/ "undefined") in Acton, which is east of London. Harry was supporting a Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project there, one of the royal family’s charitable initiatives that involves nurturing the growth of environmental projects [around the Commonwealth](http://time.com/5424675/prince-harry-meghan-markle-australia-new-zealand-history/ "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1108358552127717382) Prince Harry doesn’t have kids of his own yet, but that’s about to change soon; the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is [due to give birth](http://time.com/5445288/meghan-markle-baby-news/ "undefined") to their first child sometime soon this spring. In the meantime, Harry has had plenty of practice interacting with children while on their various tours and royal events, spotted getting along with children everywhere from [Ireland](http://time.com/5335800/meghan-markle-prince-harry-ireland-kids/ "undefined") to their latest venture to [Morocco](http://time.com/5525186/meghan-markle-harry-best-dad/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5555983/prince-harry-impostor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5555983/prince-harry-impostor/"},"headline":"Give It Up for This Filter-Free Kid Who Was Convinced the Real Prince Harry Was Just an Impostor","datePublished":"2019-03-21T15:02:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:15.384Z","description":"\"When is the real Prince Harry coming?\"","url":"https://time.com/5555983/prince-harry-impostor/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals","Prince Harry","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc860c7d9f4c695f1/69894713096a9435b96a4c89/prince-harry-st-vincents.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc860c7d9f4c695f1/69894713096a9435b96a4c89/prince-harry-st-vincents.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Duke Of Sussex Visits St Vincent's Catholic Primary School In Acton","caption":"The Duke Of Sussex Visits St Vincent's Catholic Primary School In Acton","creditText":"Karwai Tang—WireImage","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5555983/prince-harry-impostor/","name":"Give It Up for This Filter-Free Kid Who Was Convinced the Real Prince Harry Was Just an Impostor"}}]}] ```