 On 24 July 1981, he was appointed Deputy to the Governor-General of The Bahamas, while His Excellency Sir Gerald Cash, the then Governor-General attended the royal wedding of Prince Charles.Sir Henry also served as Deputy to the Governor-General on several occasions, between 1981 and 1988, when Sir Gerald was out of the country.On 25 June 1988, Sir Henry was appointed Acting Governor-General of The Bahamas on the retirement of Sir Gerald.