It is now emerging that United Kingdom’s King Charles does not speak to his son, Prince Harry.
In an explosive interview with the BBC after losing a court case over his security arrangements on Friday, May 2, a visibly emotional Prince Harry said he was “devastated” at the decision.
Prince Harry has been living in California with his wife Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, since relocating to the United States in 2020.
But owing to the ruling, Prince Harry said it is impossible for him to bring his family back to the U.K .
Nonetheless, Prince Harry said he would “love” to reconcile with his family. The king “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff,” he said.
The British government, in 2020, downgraded Prince Harry’s security after he and his American wife, Meghan, stepped down from royal duties.
“When that decision happened, I couldn’t believe it. I actually couldn’t believe it,” he told the BBC from California. “I thought, with all the disagreements and all of the chaos that’s happening, the one thing that I could rely on is my family keeping me safe.”
Harry had sought to overturn this decision for the sake of his family, whenever they visit the U.K.
“In recent years my family and I have been subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats, including from Al-Qaeda. There are individuals in prison on UK soil because of such threats. And yet, since 2019 a proper risk assessment has not been conducted. This is not only a deviation from standard practice, it’s a dereliction of duty.
The stark difference is I was born into lifelong circumstances that create inherent security risks. My decade of military service, particularly two tours of duty in Afghanistan, as well as social and tabloid media frenzy, have only intensified those threats. Uncovering how my immediate family’s safety was knowingly put at risk, as well as who was behind it and who sanctioned it, has been truly devastating. No matter where we may agree or disagree, I would never wish harm on anyone. These legal proceedings have revealed to me that this basic duty of care was not and is not applied to me.”
