Prince Harry is said to have lost “control” of his feud with the Royal Family, according to an expert. The Duke of Sussex has been embroiled in a bitter row with his estranged family ever since he stepped down as a senior working royal and moved to the US in 2020.
Harry’s feud with the royals recently came back into the spotlight when he mentioned it during a bombshell interview with the BBC, after he lost a High Court appeal regarding his downgraded security in the UK. The prince claimed that some members of the Firm will not forgive him, but stressed that he wants to reconcile with them.
Now, a conflict coach claimed the Duke no longer has control of the ongoing feud after all the claims he has made against the,
Conflict coach, mediator and trainer specialising in family dynamics, Julie Cobalt, told Hello! magazine: “Publicly criticising your family, especially in a memoir, virtually guarantees defensiveness and further distance.
“It also strips you of control over how your message is received.
“If Harry’s goal was reconciliation, a better strategy would have been to work with a conflict coach or mediator. Reconnection requires honest conversation, not public narration.”
The expert added that if Harry wants to “heal” his damaged relationship with the royals, involving the public “complicates the path”.
She explained: “You also risk misinterpretation. Photos, headlines, or quotes taken out of context can inflame things further.
“Public sharing can feel like control and clarity, but it often replaces resolution with reinforcement.”
In his BBC interview, Harry told the broadcaster that his father will not speak to him and he does not know how much longer the King has left.
He appeared emotional and close to tears during much of the sit-down chat and described his court defeat as a “good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up”.
Buckingham Palace said in a blunt statement: “All these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion on each occasion.”
