Harry accused of hijacking royal headlines to stay relevant

Prince Harry’s headline-grabbing BBC interview may have had less to do with royal security, and more to do with relevance, according to one expert.

The Duke of Sussex sent shockwaves across the UK last week when he slammed the royal family once again, following his legal loss over taxpayer-funded security. 

But psychotherapist and relationship coach Lucy Beresford believes there was another reason for his sudden return to the spotlight.

“There’s an element of him not wanting to be forgotten,” Beresford told The Mirror. 

“The irony is, he’s the one who took himself away. Moving to America, stepping back as a working royal—it’s like this interview is him saying, ‘Don’t forget me!’”

“His inner child is so strong, it’s hijacked his adult brain,” she said. “He’s reacting from a place of trauma—of wanting to protect his family from what happened to his mother. But as a grown man, he’s in a position to make safer, more informed decisions now.”

“The Royal Family now don’t trust him,” she added. “Every time he goes to the press, it chips away at whatever chance of reconciliation might be left.”

What did Prince Harry say in his BBC interview? 

Harry’s sit-down with the BBC came just before VE Day commemorations, drawing further criticism from royal watchers for its “poor timing”. In the interview, he said his father, King Charles, “won’t speak to me” and he doesn’t know “how much longer he has.”

In response, Buckingham Palace issued a sharp statement: “These issues have been examined meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion on each occasion.”

Since stepping down from royal duties in 2020, Harry’s UK security is now decided on a case-by-case basis, something the Prince says puts his family in danger.

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