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Prince Harry keeps claiming, he is his ‘mother’s son’. King Charles and late Princess Diana’s younger son is staying true to his claims and is holding nothing barred in front of the camera (Re: Princess Diana’s Panorama interview). The second son of the British royal family appeared for an interview with the BBC after losing his latest legal challenge against the government over his security - a decision which he says has left him vulnerable to threats on his life.
From prospects of him returning to the UK with his kids to his relationship with his family and an ailing father, King Charles – the Duke of Sussex, as it seemed, bared his heart out, in his latest ‘tell-all’ interview.
Here are the key moments and takeaways from that ‘bombshell’ interview.
No way back to the family:
Prince Harry, along with his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down as senior royals in January 2020, widely known as ‘Megxit’, and relocated to Montecito, California. His relationship with with family has been strained ever since and as he claimed during the latest interview, Prince Harry confirmed earlier reports that King Charles wasn't speaking to him because of the court battle.
He further shared, “I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” citing the lack of automatic security usually granted to royals, both working and not. Harry added, “I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in that country have done… So I miss the UK, I miss parts of the UK, of course I do - and I think that it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show my children my homeland."
Reconciliation on the cards?
Prince Harry admitted that there had been "so many disagreements" in the family, but the "only thing that's left" is the row over his security, which he said had "always been the sticking point". However, despite so, Harry revealed that he would “love reconciliation with my family,” adding, “There's no point continuing to fight anymore, life is precious.”
A visibly emotional Harry continued, "I don't know how much longer my father has - he won't speak to me because of this security stuff but it would be nice to reconcile."
He added, "Some members of my family will never forgive me" for writing his memoir Spare, and went on to say, "It would be nice to have that reconciliation part now. If they don't want that, that's entirely up to them."
Will history repeat itself?
This has been Prince Harry’s narrative since Adam’s as he has time and again claimed that some people involved “want history to repeat itself.”
When asked about how much of his fight was fueled by Princess Diana's death and an effort to not let history repeat itself, Harry acknowledged the concern and claimed that some on the opposing side might have even been hoping for another tragedy to befall him and his family. He said, “Through the disclosure process, I have discovered that some people want history to repeat itself, which is pretty dark.”
Although he refused to name names, he added, “I know all the names of the people who were involved in this process.”
The security fiasco:
Prince Harry reiterated his belief that the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures committee, known as Ravec, downgraded his security overnight in 2020, without due process, under the influence of members of the Royal Household.
Before Ravec determines which tier of security is given to any individual, they are meant to go through the Risk Management Board, which assesses threats annually, and as per Price Harry’s claims, he has not had an official risk assessment since 2019.
He mentioned, “In the beginning of 2020, I was scored the highest as far as risk was concerned. And then overnight, I was reduced to the lowest without actually going through the risk management board. So one does question how that was even possible, and also the motive behind that at the time.”
Harry further suggested that the decision to downgrade his security was not based on the risk to his life and those of his family, but rather “security was used as leverage” in an attempt to get him and Meghan to stay on as working royals.
The ‘Spare’ Prince also shared that he doesn't get adequate police protection unless invited by the Royal Family. Although he does still receive an amount of protection when in the UK, Harry claimed that the amount of protection he receives is, essentially, up to the Royal Household. That means, if he chooses to enter the UK without an official invite, the security is “completely insufficient,” as he explained, “I can only come to the U.K. safely if I'm invited.”
Prince Harry also responded to critics who question his need for security now that he's no longer a working royal. Although the answer to this question has been left at the mercy of ambiguity, according to Harry, the cost of security had been grossly exaggerated by the British press. Furthermore, he insisted, the risk to his safety had not changed. He explained, “I was born into these risks,” noting that while he might be able to step back from his role as a working royal, he is still a member of the royal family.
He added, “To know that those threats and risks exist, but to turn around and say, ‘Well, because you don't have an official role, your life doesn't actually matter any more’,” mentioning it as “the most illogical argument in the history of arguments.”
Ravec – the ‘establishment stitch-up’:
Prince Harry revealed that he never asked King Charles to intervene on his behalf and questions the Royal Household's role in Ravec, although he told the BBC that he believed his father could change Ravec's assessment of his security by simply instructing the Royal Household representatives on the Ravec committee to step down.
As per Harry, “I've never asked him to intervene. I've asked him to step out of the way and let the experts do their job.”
Prince Harry explained that through the appeals process, he learned that the Ravec chair met with members of the Royal Household right before downgrading his security. He said, “The first people that he went to go and see, was the Royal Household at the Palace,” implying that the officials in the Royal Household had intervened with what is meant to be an official process.
Prince Harry also shared that he has been worried that Ravec would be used to trap royals, as he noted that Ravec isn't just in charge of the protection of the royal family, but also the protection of politicians and public servants. Harry said, “People who leave pubic office receive lifetime protection, regardless of whether or not there are threats or risks to them,” noting that for him “security was made conditional.”
And if exceptions can be made at the whim of the Royal household, Harry said he worries that the threat of removing security will be used to “imprison other members of the family from being able to choose a different life.”
Citing national security, Harry called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to investigate Ravec and potentially make changes to how the committee operates.
While he didn't call for any specific action, Prince Harry suggested that they look into why the Royal Household even has representatives on the committee to begin with.
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