Prince Harry recently revealed he “would love a reconciliation” with his UK-based royal relatives, but a royal expert says despite him likely having regrets, it’s not looking likely any time soon. The younger royal brother spoke out after losing his High Court battle over state security for his family while in the UK, and said his father, King Charles, “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”.
Former royal editor Duncan Larcombe, tells the Mirror that he has no doubt Harry wishes “he’d done thing differently”, as his with Prince William and the King appear a very long way from being resolved.
An expert says Harry likely regrets some of his decisions -Credit:Getty Images
“Harry is a sensitive soul and always wore his heart on his sleeve, so whether he’d admit it publicly or not, I’m sure he’s full of regrets and wishes he’d done things differently,” says Duncan, author of Prince Harry : The Inside Story.
Duncan continues, “With Trooping the Colour and Father’s Day falling on the same weekend, it was bound to make him look back at the happy relationships he once had with his brother and dad, and I’m sure he’d love to be able to rebuild those.”
Last month, Harry lost his bid to overturn the decision to deny him and Meghan Markle, and their children, state-funded, high level security provided for senior royals while in the UK.
The Prince said he couldn’t see a world where he could bring his wife and children to the UK
As a result, he said he “couldn’t see a world” in which he would be able to bring Meghan and the children back to his homeland, where he and William grew up.
“By saying he can’t bring them here because of the court ruling, Harry has nailed his colours to the mast,” says Duncan. “Meghan is probably quite reluctant to come to the UK anyway because they’d have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to realise just how much criticism they’ve had for their betrayals and truth bombs. But more importantly, there are real and genuine threats.”
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Duncan says the threats are most likely from “lunatics and radical protestors” who might want to make a name for themselves. And the threat naturally extends to Harry and Meghan children, Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, which makes any trip to the UK incredibly difficult without state-level security, he adds.
“At big royal events, the security you actually see is the tip of the iceberg. There are a lot of undercover officers and agents working, too,” he says. “Without the official support and security, Harry and Meghan are left with two or three bodyguards who are pretty blind to what the potential threats are.”
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