Prince Harry has been described as the "life and soul of the party" by a former Buckingham Palace communications lead.

The royal aide said the Duke of Sussex was "absolutely loved" during the more than a decade in which she worked for the institution.

Alisa Anderson, who served as the royal communications and press secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth II between 2001 and 2013, said the Prince “couldn’t do a thing wrong”.

In an interview with The Sun, the former Palace aide also highlighted the difference between the two royal brothers, describing Prince William as "serious and shy", a stark contrast to Harry’s "cheeky" personality.

She said: "Harry was the media’s darling. He was the war hero, he’d served in Afghanistan, he was a cheeky chappie.”

The Duke of Sussex was an active member of the Armed Forces for 10 years.

Beginning his service in 2005, he completed two tours of Afghanistan and was the first member of the Royal Family to serve in active combat since his uncle Prince Andrew, who served in the Falklands War.

The former press secretary continued: "If you speak to royal correspondents who have been in the job a long time, they all absolutely loved Harry. Compared to William, in fact. William was seen as more serious and shy, but Harry was the life and soul of the party."

Speaking of the media and public perception of the Prince, she added: "He couldn’t do a thing wrong."

Anderson left her Buckingham Palace post in 2013, some years before Prince Harry made the decision to step down as a working senior royal, alongside his wife Meghan Markle.

Since revoking their royal duties in early 2020, the couple have resettled abroad, returning to the UK only on the rare occasion of a major event, such as the late Queen’s state funeral service.

But relations have become extremely strained with the Royal Family ever since, with the couple making several claims against the Firm during an interview with Oprah Winfrey and their Netflix documentary series.

The Duke of Sussex also made further claims in his tell-all memoir Spare, which was released in January 2023.