Prince Harry 'being punished' for royal exit, says expert after his crushing legal defeat
Prince Harry sat down with the BBC to speak out on his UK security battle, and the deepening family rift
Prince Harry's latest bombshell interview is sending fresh shockwaves through the monarchy, and now, one of Britain's most seasoned royal insiders has weighed in with a stinging seven-word summary.
Jennie Bond, the former BBC Royal Correspondent gave her take after Harry sat down with the BBC to speak out on his UK security battle, the deepening family rift, and why King Charles “won’t speak” to him.
Speaking to Sky News, Bond said: “He’s bristling with anger, resentment, and mistrust. It’s just such a sad and sorry saga… He clearly believes there’s a conspiracy inside the palace walls, that he escaped and is now being punished for it.”
According to Bond, Harry's statement struck like a thunderclap: “Where he said, ‘The other side have won in keeping me unsafe,’ that’s one heck of a statement.”
“He says he wants reconciliation… but clearly believes it can’t happen without ‘truth’ first. The mistrust is enormous. That suggests Harry knows more about the King’s health than the public. But how tragic, he doesn’t even feel safe enough to bring his children to meet their grandfather.”
“To be so estranged from your son that you can’t even talk to him… because of his case against your own government? You really couldn’t make it up.”
What was Prince Harry's BBC interview about?
The Duke of Sussex, 39, spoke to the BBC shortly after losing his High Court appeal to have taxpayer-funded police protection reinstated for himself and his family in the UK.
“I would love reconciliation with my family,” he said. “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book… but I would love that.”
Harry insisted he has never asked King Charles to intervene in the legal case and that every trip back to the UK must be cleared by the royal household.
“I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” Harry said. “And the things that they’re going to miss is… well, everything.”
“I love my country. I always have, despite what some people in that country have done. I miss the UK. I miss parts of it. And that’s sad.”
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