Prince Harry doesn't want ‘history to repeat itself’ as he compares security battle to mom Diana’s death
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Prince Harry voiced deep fears that he and his family are at risk of suffering a fate similar to that of his mother, Princess Diana, in a new interview.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, condemned a recent court ruling that stripped him of automatic police protection while in the UK, claiming "some people want history to repeat itself," a reference to the 1997 car crash that killed Diana, reports The Daily Mail.
Prince Harry drops chilling claim about Princess Diana and royal family
Speaking to the BBC following his failed appeal, Prince Harry said the downgrade in security leaves him, Meghan Markle, and their children, Archie and Lilibet, vulnerable to harm. “I don't want history to repeat itself I think there's a lot of other people out there the majority that also don't want history to repeat itself,” he said, adding, “Through the disclosure process I've discovered that some people want history to repeat itself which is pretty dark.”
Prince Harry questioned, “Why wasn’t I put through the same risk management board that everybody else was put through including members of my family and you reject because you're not no longer a working royal.”
He also accused the royal household of interfering in the case, blaming the palace for perpetuating a system that once “preyed upon his mother”.
“The conditions of my security were not based on threat, risk and impact, they were made based on my role one that my wife and I wanted to maintain but was ultimately refused,” he said, adding, “This all comes from the same institutions that preyed upon my mother, that openly campaigned for the removal of our security, and continue to incite hatred towards me, my wife and even our children.”
Harry, who now lives in California, lamented that he may never feel safe enough to bring his children to the UK again, calling the loss of security protection “devastating”. The legal defeat also leaves Harry responsible for $1.9 million in costs.
Prince Harry's attack on royal household deepens family tensions
Prince Harry accused the monarchy of using security to “imprison” royal family members, preventing them from choosing a different life. He added, “I’m sure that some people out there, probably most likely the people that wish me harm, consider this a huge win.”
Prince Harry opened up about his ongoing rift with his family, expressing deep frustration and sorrow. He took aim at King Charles, lamenting that his father “won't speak” to him and adding that “he doesn't know how much longer he has left.”
Reflecting on his memoir, Harry admitted that it's led to “so many disagreements”, some so serious that certain family members might “never forgive him.”
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond wrote in the Daily Express that a formal invitation might be the only way Harry would feel safe enough to visit the UK with his family, largely because it would ensure the level of security “he believes he need.”
She added, “Harry's father and brother do not trust Harry to keep conversations private. And this loudspeaker of a diatribe against them is not going to make them change their minds.”
Speaking on Sky News, Jennie Bond reflected on the Duke’s emotional state, describing him as visibly tense and full of frustration. “And despair over his father's attitude, I suppose. It's just such a sad and sorry saga,” she said. “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's deeply, deeply angered. And I don't know where he goes from here,” said royal expert Professor Kate Williams in a Sky News interview, reflecting on Prince Harry’s emotional conversation with the BBC. “This is a very significant moment in what will be written about by the historians of the future about Harry.”
A royal insider has shared that while Prince Harry may be open to reconciliation, King Charles remains hurt and disappointed by his son’s actions. According to a close friend of the monarch, the King believed it would have been inappropriate for him to get involved in Harry’s legal battle.
“What has frustrated and upset him on a more personal level is the Duke's failure to respect this principle,” the friend explained, “And for his supporters to suggest that somehow his father doesn't care about his family, or should step in.”
Prince Harry alleged that the royal household had stepped into his prolonged legal effort to regain police protection.
