Prince Harry has told the BBC about his hopes to “reconcile” with his family after the Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working royal in 2020.
Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and their son, Prince Archie, subsequently moved to the United States, where Harry and Meghan welcomed a daughter, Princess Lilibet.
In an interview with the network, he revealed that his father, King Charles, is no longer speaking to him, mainly because of the ongoing row over his “security” arrangements.
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The father-of-two spoke of his want to reconcile with the family, saying: “I would love reconciliation with my family, there’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious, I don’t know how much longer my father has, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff.”
However, he conceded that any reconciliation would be in his family’s hands, adding: “If they don’t want that, that’s entirely up to them.”
The Duke spoke of the extent of the fallout between him and his family members, including his brother, Prince William, as he explained: “There have been so many disagreements, differences between me and some of my family. This current situation that has now been ongoing for five years in regard to human life and safety is the sticking point. It is the only thing that’s left.”
He added: “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.”
Harry also shared how he believed his father had a lot of “control and ability” to resolve the situation over his security. “Ultimately, this whole thing could be resolved through him,” he stated. “Not necessarily by intervening, but my stepping side, allowing the experts to do what is necessary and to carry out an RNB.”
Security
At the start of the interview, he explained: “I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point. They’re going to miss everything, I love my country, I always have done despite what some people in that country have done.”
He added: “I miss the UK, of course I do. I think it’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”
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On Friday, Harry lost his legal battle over his security arrangements in the UK. The 40-year-old had challenged the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the country.
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In the ruling, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Bean and Lord Justice Edis dismissed Harry’s appeal. Reading a summary of the decision, Sir Geoffrey said: “The Duke was in effect stepping in and out of the cohort of protection provided by Ravec. Outside the UK, he was outside the cohort, but when in the UK, his security would be considered as appropriate.”
He continued: “It was impossible to say that this reasoning was illogical or inappropriate, indeed it seemed sensible.”
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Invictus inspiration
Harry revealed that part of his hopes for reconciliation came from his experiences with members of the First Nations at his Invictus Games, this year the event was held in Canada. “Their goal in life was always truth and reconcilation,” he said.
“I turned around to them in many conversations and said, ‘Reconciliation can’t come without the truth’. I have now found out the truth, I’ve shared some of it with you today, a lot of it exists out there, whether people to choose to ignore it or not.”
No matter what, Prince Harry’s father is the King of England. Therefore, I cannot understand why there is disagreement regarding his and his family’s entitlement to the same level of protection as the rest of the Royal Family if and when they are in the U.K.
Sorry for the news captions, A father needs to stand for his children, otherwise the repercussions follow. He would accept Queen Camilla’s heritage and protect her extramarital affairs than keep his family intact…So sad indeed.