He had a cancerous tumour removed from him in 2008 and became a father for the first time in 2009, which received world-wide media attention.

In 2024, amidst the demolition and rebuilding of the Southland Museum, Henry was moved to a new habitat with other tuataras within Queens Park.

[6] In 2009, the film Love in Cold Blood was made, which featured the romance of Henry and Mildred.

[7] In 2015, Prince Harry, who was christened as Henry, met the tuatara at Invercargill Airport as part of a tour of the country.

[9] In June 2024, Henry and 16 other tuatara were moved to a new habitat in Queens Park while the Southlands Museum is being demolished and rebuilt,[10] after being kept out of public for a year.