Prince Harry put the British royal family again with an interview loaded with emotional statements and institutional accusations. From California, where he lives from 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle and his children, the Duke of Sussex confessed that it is “impossible” to return to the United Kingdom in the current conditions, and remarked the distancing with his father, King Carlos III: “He does not speak to me for all this issue of security, but I would love a reconciliation with my family.”
The trigger for this new climbing was the recent legal defeat in its attempt to recover the police protection that had as an active member of the royal family. “At the moment, it is impossible for me to take my family to the United Kingdom safely,” he said. “I love my country. I have always done it, despite what some people in that country have made me. I miss the United Kingdom. And it is really sad that I cannot show my children my homeland.”
Harry says that the judicial ruling left him exhausted, not so much for the result, but for what he represents: “I am sure there are people out there who consider it a great victory.”
A sick father
One of the most intimate moments of the interview was when he referred to his father’s state of health. “I don’t know how long it has left. Life is beautiful. It makes no sense to continue fighting,” he said moved, although he also admitted that disagreements continue to weigh: “Some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. They will never forgive me for many things. But I would love a reconciliation.”
The distancing is not new. Although he briefly met King Carlos last February, after knowing his diagnosis of cancer, they did not see themselves again. According to The Mirror, the response of the sovereign after the interview is that it is “annoying and frustrated.” In turn, a King Carlos Friend He declared The Sun that the monarch seemed “inappropriate” that his son was always to make public the interns on television. He added that “he is especially concerned that the government has had to invest considerable resources and costs to defend its position” against the prince’s whims.
The precedent
For Harry, the background of the dispute exceeds its personal case. What alarm the most is the precedent that this decision could leave. “What worries me most about today’s decision is that he feels a new precedent: that security can be used to control family members. And, indeed, what he does is imprison other family members, preventing them from choosing a different life.”
In his public statement after the ruling, the Duke went even further. He directly accused the British institutions of operating with political and arbitrary criteria: “They have made decisions outside their own policies, and the so -called political sensibilities of my case have prevailed over the need for fair and coherent decisions.”
Through the judicial process, he said he has confirmed suspicions that disturb him deeply. “I have discovered that some people want history to be repeated. And that is quite dark.” When asked who referred, he preferred not to respond, although the reference is of course the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
Political power
The Prince also called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Interior Minister, Yvette Cooper, to review the composition and performance of the RAVEC Committee, who made the decision to reduce his level of security. “This was initiated by a previous government. Now there is a new government. People who know the facts have told me that this is a classic establishment maneuver. And that’s how it feels,” he said.
“I would ask the Prime Minister to intervene. I would ask Yvette Cooper to look at this very, very carefully, and ask him to review Ravec and his members. Because if he is a body of experts, what is then the role of the royal house there, if it is not to influence and decide what they want for the members of their family?”
However, from the British government they lowered the tone to expectations. “We have experts who take care of that for a reason. I don’t think it is a good idea that a politician says what level of security a person needs,” replied Minister Pat McFadden in a television interview.
No official role
Despite having moved away from the “institution”, Harry states that he never stopped belonging to the royal family. “Whether or not I have an official role, it is irrelevant to threats, risks and the impact on the reputation of the United Kingdom if something will happen to me. What is at stake is not only my safety, but the integrity of the system.”
In parallel to these statements, the Duke faces other open fronts, such as the recent scandal in Sentebale – the foundation that co -founded in 2006 – where he resigned with five other executives after an intern that ended in cross accusations and an investigation of the British Charity Commission.
Harry did not respond to complaints, but he referred to a pattern of behavior that, according to him, affects both his private life and his public role. In the same interview with the BBC, he concluded: “I never wanted this. But once you are in the middle of the system, you realize how it can be used to protect power instead of people.”
Judging by his words, he does not seek a war. But he is not willing to shut up either. “There is no sense to continue fighting,” he repeated. Even so, its presence, even at a distance, remains an awkward echo in Buckingham halls.
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