Prince Harry spoke with the BBC and expressed hopes for a “conciliation” with his family, but royal expert Jennie Bond explains why this is off the table.
A royal expert has stated that Prince Harry is “ruining” after losing his Court of Appeal challenge regarding his security arrangements while in the UK.
Following today’s ruling, the Duke of Sussex gave an emotional interview about how the decision will impact his family’s chances of visiting his beloved homeland. He previously disclosed his desire for Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, to know their UK heritage.
However, he feels he has no option but for his wife, Meghan Markle, and his children to stay out of the UK unless they have taxpayer-funded police protection. Speaking just hours after the “devastating” blow, Prince Harry spoke to the BBC about his hopes of a “reconciliation” with his family, despite claiming his father, who was diagnosed with cancer last February, “refuses” to talk to him.
He also admitted that he “doesn’t know how much longer my father has”. The Duke continued, “Of course, some members of my family will never pardon me for writing a book.” They will never, after all, forgive me for many things. But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family. There is no point in fighting any longer, as I’ve always said.
Life is precious, I said, and I was right. I don’t know how much longer my father has he, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile. “
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told Sky News:” He does not believe he can bring his children back to meet their grandfather even though, in his words, he doesn’t know how long his father has got to live. I assume Harry is more knowledgeable about the health of the King than the rest of us.
She then went on to explain why the Duke might not know about his father’s health. Jennie explained:” The family, they do not trust him to keep private conversations private. And now that he has made such a public outcry about this, I believe that will reinforce that.
When Harry was asked if the security issue was the final step in improving relations with his family, he responded, “100%,” adding that “everything that is being created, every story that has been written, has always been the sticking point.
“Put yourself in my shoes, if you step back to try to create a different role, the same official role, but a different working relationship with the institution that you were born into, for the sake of your wife and your own mental health and your child, which now a lot more has come out, because I felt as though it needed to come out – the other side of the story needed to be told, God forbid anything should happen. And I have no regrets about it.
“But I couldn’t believe it when that decision came about in 2020.” I actually couldn’t believe it. With all the disagreements and the current chaos, I believed that my family would be the one thing keeping me safe.
“And they not only decided to take my security out of the UK, but they also sent a message to every other country in the world that we shouldn’t be protecting.” Commenting on the “sad and sorry saga”, the expert continued: “He’s bristling, bristling with anger, isn’t he, Harry, and resentment. and distrust of the royal family. And, I suppose, sadness over his father’s attitude.
” I had hoped eventually there might be some kind of reconciliation, but clearly, although Harry says he wants reconciliation, he doesn’t see he can do that now. He is incredibly angry. And I’m not sure where he’ll end up.
He feels that there is currently some untruth occurring. He believes that within the palace walls there is some kind of conspiracy involving him and others. Because he has been so brazen as to escape, he is now being punished. He feels that way, after all.
In the bombshell chat, Harry said he “can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point. The things they’re going to miss, well, that’s everything.
I have always cherished my country. Despite what some people there have done. I miss the UK, of course I do. He continued, “I think it’s really sad that I won’t be able to show my kids my homeland.”
The Duke claimed that because of his security arrangements in the UK, he had not asked his father to intervene. He continued:” I’ve never asked him to intervene. I’ve asked him to leave. I let the experts do their jobs by going outside the box. The Ravec committee is an expert committee full of professionals plus the royals. “
He continued, “Every visit I make back to the UK must pass through the royal household,” five years later. The royal household is still my Ravec committee representative today. That’s not a decision that I choose. I have to go through the royal household to understand that they are discussing and considering my best interests.
“I haven’t asked my father to intervene,” I replied. When asked by the BBC what about his current security arrangements made him feel unsafe, the Duke of Sussex replied: “Everything”. There are still many questions marks that many people will have as they continue, “I would not have taken this far if I did not have compelling evidence of facts that explain why the decision was made.” We have lost the appeal, but the other side has prevailed in keeping me unsafe.
” I have all of the truth, I have all of the knowledge now, throughout the legal process. Based on this ruling, I have my worst fears known, and I haven’t learned that until this legal process in 2021.
“Did you know that the royal household sat on Ravec?” was one of the first things my lawyer said to me as the disclosure process began. ‘, and my jaw hit the floor”. The Duke of Sussex felt disrespected by the system, according to Sir Geoffrey, who praised the arguments made by Harry’s barrister, Shaheed Fatima KC, as being “powerful and moving.”
However, he continued, “I could not conclude, having examined the specifics of the extensive documentation, that the duke’s concern for the decision challenge resulted in a legal justification.” He continued: “The duke was in effect stepping in and out of the cohort of protection provided by Ravec. Although he was outside the cohort when he was in the UK, his security would be regarded as appropriate.
He continued, “It was impossible to say that this reasoning was illogical or inappropriate; in fact, it seemed reasonable.” Sir Geoffrey also said Ravec’s decision was “understandable and perhaps predictable”. At Friday’s brief hearing, Harry was not present.
The Home Office, which is legally liable for Ravec’s decisions, opposed the appeal, whose attorneys previously claimed that Ravec’s decision was made under a “unique set of circumstances” and that there was “no proper basis” for contesting it.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “We are pleased that the court has found in favour of the Government’s position in this case. The UK Government’s security measures are fair and effective. We’ve always had a policy of not providing detailed information about those arrangements because doing so could compromise their validity and affect people’s security.
In response to the Duke of Sussex’s failed legal challenge over his security in the UK, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”
