Prince Harry's team bites back after claims William could 'banish' Sussexes
Prince Harry's team has bitten back at claims he is 'seriously worried' about being exiled from the UK by his brother Prince William when he takes the throne. "Harry is seriously worried that when his father dies one day, William will literally banish him and he will have no status in Britain at all,' said royal author Tom Bower in a recent interview with the Mirror.
But Harry's team rubbished the claims and a spokesperson said Harry retains a desire to reconnect with his family following a long-running and very public feud. Harry continues to live in the US with his wife Meghan Markle.
'It's funny how the people who know the least about him always have the most to say,' the spokesperson told GB News. Recently, Harry himself said he would 'love reconciliation' with his family. 'There's no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious,' the Duke of Sussex said.
Of the feud with his father King Charles III, Harry said that disagreements regarding his security when he is in the UK has left the two not being on speaking terms.
Harry's level of security changed in 2020 when he and Meghan stepped down as working royals and moved to California for financial and personal freedom, and he suggested the royal family and officials hoped his realisation of the increased safety risk 'would force us to come back'. The duke failed in an appeal against the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office, over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the UK.
Harry, a father of two, said he wants the feud to end because he "does not know how much longer my father has".
Harry said he has now 'forgiven' his family. But he added: "I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point."
Some steps have been taken to close the rift. The Sussexes' chief communications officer Meredith Maines and their UK PR chief Liam Maguire were seen with communication secretary for the King, Tobyn Andreae. Photos of the meeting at the Royal Over-Seas League near Clarence House were obtained by the Mail on Sunday, which cited an insider saying there were "things both sides wanted to talk about" but no 'formal agenda' for the talks. The Mail reports that it is not known which side initiated the meeting.
The rift between the Sussexes and the royal family widened significantly following their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which they alleged a member of the family was concerned about their son Archie's skin tone before he was born.
Then the duke claimed in his controversial memoir, Spare, his brother the Prince of Wales had physically attacked him and that the King put his own interests above Harry's and was jealous of Meghan.
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