Prince Harry has made some confusing claims after his jaw-dropping BBC interview according to one royal expert, as the Duke hopes for a family reconciliation with his family
The Duke of Sussex has remarkably shared his hopes of a “reconciliation” with his family, but his claims are contradictory, according to one royal expert.
Prince Harry, 40, spoke out in a bombshell interview shortly after he lost his Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements on Friday.
The prince told BBC: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things. But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family. I’ve always, there’s no point in continuing to fight anymore.
“And I said, life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has he, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”
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But royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop said Harry’s actions contradict his claims he wants to reconcile with his family. She told Sky News: “On the one hand he says he wants reconciliation and he doesn’t know how long his father’s got to live…
“But nonetheless pressing on painful buttons and deeply personal ones at the same time as really detonating yet another bomb, basically placing at the feet of his father the blame for him not getting the level of security protection he desires.
“He’s inferring really that the King is playing this unconstitutional role of meddling… They are His Majesty’s courts but saying stuff like that… Harry knows that isn’t going to win him friends within the palace and it’s not going to bring his father any nearer to him, so there’s a curious contradiction there.”
It comes after Harry and Meghan quit royal life and publicly criticised the royal firm on several occasions, including spilling royal private moments to the world.
It’s led to the couple becoming estranged from the family and leaving them angry. With Prince William in particular being especially angry by his brother’s ‘betrayal’ including the time when Harry’s tell-all book was released.
Alleged friends of the Prince and Princess of Wales previously told The Daily Beast: “Both sides understand each other’s position clearly now. William and Catherine felt completely betrayed by Harry’s memoir. They don’t speak to Harry and Meghan.”
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