An expert believes the reason for Prince Harry’s bombshell BBC interview was to “remind people he still exists”. The Duke of Sussex made more grievances about how he had been treated since stepping down as a working royal in 2020.
After losing his Court of Appeal challenge over the level of security he receives while visiting the UK, Harry told the BBC he felt once again “let down” and accused the Royal Household of influencing the decision to reduce his security.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals in 2020, it was decided that he would not automatically receive comprehensive security when in the UK.
As reported in the Mirror, Psychotherapist and relationship coach Lucy Beresford said: “There is an element of him not wanting to be forgotten, the irony is that he is the one who took himself away, moving to America, so with this interview for the BBC, it’s more about trying to remind people he still exists. It’s like he is saying ‘don’t forget me!'”
The expert also claims the interview demonstrates Harry’s “inner child” has “hijacked his adult brain” in regards to his security concerns – that “history will repeat itself” – that what happened to his mother, Princess Diana, could happen to him and his family.
She said: “If it has already happened in your family. There is an argument that it might happen. But as a grown up, you could probably make your own choices so that it doesn’t happen again.
“But his inner child is so strong that it’s almost like it’s hijacked his adult brain to say, ‘no this would definitely happen if I don’t get the security that I long for, then really bad things will happen.”
The expert also thinks that the Royal Family “now don’t trust him” for going to the media multiple times and giving interviews.
Prince Harry sat down for an interview with BBC News after losing a legal appeal to reinstate his UK security. In the chat he criticised his father King Charles, for failing to resolve the issue.
Buckingham Palace had responded to Harry’s claims with a blunt statement that read: “These issues have been examined meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion on each occasion.”
Since stepping back as a working royal, Harry’s security in the UK has been determined on a case-by-case basis. The Prince brought a legal action in 2021 over how that decision was made and has previously said that he does not feel safe bringing his family to the UK without guaranteed police protection.