JENNIE BOND 'Seething Prince Harry is not going to make Charles and William change their minds'

Prince Harry’s reconciliation with fellow members of the could be “a very long time in coming” after his bombshell BBC interview, a royal expert has said.

After stepping back as senior members of the in January 2020, the and moved to California, where they now live with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Despite rebuilding his life in Montecito, .

In an emotional new interview, , despite claiming that his father “refuses to speak” to him. Speaking to the , described how the decision would impact his life going forward, claiming it would make it "impossible" to safely visit the UK with his family.

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“For the time being, it’s impossible for me to take my family back to the UK safely. I will continue on with a life of public service. So I will always support the charities and the people that mean so much to me,” he said.

The also said he did not ask his father to intervene in his battle over his security arrangements in the UK. He continued: “I’ve never asked him to intervene. I’ve asked him to step out. I step out of the way and let the experts do their job.”

In a particularly heartfelt moment, . Referring to his bombshell memoir Spare, he continued: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things. But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family. I’ve always, there’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” he explained.

“And I said, life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has he, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile." In response to the interview, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told how Prince Harry’s “barely controlled emotion” was in stark contrast to how publicly reached out to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2023.

“Imagine the scene: King Charles, presumably having been told that his younger son had given a TV interview, tunes into the BBC to hear Harry accuse him of 'not caring' about his safety. He hears that the establishment, and by implication the royal family, tried to imprison Harry and his wife and children, allowing their security to be downgraded in order to force them to stay in the UK."

"And he sees Harry talk about 'some people wanting history to repeat itself' – a reference, it would seem, to his mother’s security arrangements when she was killed in a car crash,” she said.

“Contrast this with the King’s very first broadcast the day after the late Queen died, in which he made a specific point of expressing his love for Harry and Meghan 'as they continue to build their lives overseas.'"

Speaking of Prince Harry’s manner in the interview, the expert continued: “The words that Harry used about losing his court case: that he was 'devastated, gutted and surprised' could well be the exact words that King Charles might echo about this latest bombshell interview.

“Harry is angry; he was seething with barely controlled emotion throughout his interview. At times he looked as if he might either scream or cry.”

In recent months . With Harry shining a light on familial matters in his new interview, Jennie says “we learned a lot” from his latest appearance.

“Father and son are not talking; Harry would like to be reconciled and has “forgiven his father, brother and stepmother” (for exactly what remains unclear), but that he cannot come to the UK with his family with the level of security he believes he needs unless he is invited,” she said.

However, while Harry may be hoping to be welcomed into the royal fold with open arms, the interview might not have been the best way to go about it, argues Jennie. “Dream on Harry. You may be right in feeling that you deserve the same level of security as other people who have quit public life – but this was definitely not the way to forge any reconciliation with the family you were born into,” she explained.

“And that invitation may be a very long time in coming.”