Prince Harry recently once again bombarded members of the British royal family for uniting to exclude Meghan, and also claimed that his stepmother Camilla (Queen of England) had leaked private conversations to the media in order to clear his reputation.
In a TV interview aired on January 8 this year, Harry accused members of the British royal family of “sleeping with the devil” to get favorable news coverage, and suggested that Camilla relied on her long-term role as a junior to the current King Charles III. Yes, so she really wants to whitewash her image in the minds of the British people.
“It makes her dangerous because she is connected to the British media.” Harry told CBS (CBS): “Both parties have publicly expressed their willingness to trade information. The family is based on group interests, so once she becomes the queen, it will be ‘one will succeed and all will die’.”
Harry’s interview with the “60 Minutes” column of ITV and CBS is to promote his new book “Spare”, which will be released on January 10 and has already been released. Because of the detailed exposure of the British royal family’s love and hatred, it has become a hot spot of media attention.
Harry told ITV the royal family had been “concerned” about the color of his unborn child after he married mixed-race American actress Meghan Markle. Harry and Meghan also mentioned this matter in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, but they did not explicitly mention who is worried about this kind of thing.
Harry said that the British royal family is not a group of racist people, but this incident is also an example of unconscious bias. He also noted that the royal family also needs to “learn and grow” so that it can “help solve problems rather than create them.”
“Otherwise, unconscious bias can turn into racism,” Harry said. “Especially if you’re a monarch, you’re more responsible in that regard because people expect more from you than anyone else.”
In the book “Backup”, Harry wrote about the death of his mother, Princess Diana in 1997, and his long-term pain as a “backup” living in the shadow of the real royal successor, Prince William. He also disclosed an altercation and a physical altercation with Prince William, wrote about his first night, and mentioned his past use of cocaine and marijuana.
He also mentioned that he had driven an Apache helicopter and killed 25 Taliban militants in Afghanistan during his enlistment, but the Taliban and some British veterans denied his statement.
Since Harry and Meghan broke with the British royal family and moved to California, USA in 2020, the Harrys have repeatedly criticized the British royal family for their racial discrimination against Meghan and their lack of support. Harry has also been interviewed by Winfrey before, and Netflix will release a 6-episode documentary about him in December 2022.
In Spare Tire, a ghostwritten memoir, Harry, 38, recounts his break with the royal family after his request to be a “part-time prince” was rejected.
Before this interview, Harry’s several public statements have put a lot of pressure on the British royal family. He has also recently appeared on Good Morning America and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Although British royal officials have not responded to Harry’s remarks, allies of the royal family have refuted Harry’s words, but most of them are anonymous.
In defending his memoir, Harry said he wrote it because others had been “smearing and distorting” him for so many years, so he wanted to “justify his story”. Harry also said on “60 Minutes” that he didn’t want to hurt his family with the book.
Omid Scobie, the author of “Finding Freedom”, pointed out that this memoir of Prince Harry and Meghan gave readers curious about the British royal family a chance to peek behind the palace walls.
In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Scobie said: “Of course, for the parties in the story, this book does have some negative effects on them. We have seen some amazing stories about the royal family members. Especially the part about Camilla and her relationship with the media.”
Prince Harry noted that he hadn’t spoken to his father and brother for some time, though he hoped to reconcile with them. In an interview with ITV, Harry said he hoped to reconcile with the royal family, but “the ball is in their hands.”
“Their attitude shows that they have absolutely no desire to reconcile,” Harry said. (Fortune Chinese website)
— Jill Lawless contributed to this article.
Translated by: Park Sung-gyu
Prince Harry has accused the royal family of being complicit in his wife Meghan’s anguish, claiming his stepmother Camilla, the queen consort, had leaked private conversations to the media in order to burn her own reputation.
In interviews broadcast on January 8, Harry accused members of the royal family of getting “into bed with the devil” to gain favorable tabloid coverage, singing out Camilla’s efforts to rehabilitate her image with the British people after her longtime affair with his father, now King Charles III.
“That made her dangerous because of the connections that she was forging within the British press,” he told CBS. “There was open willingness on both sides to trade information. And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her, on the way to being queen consort, there was gonna be people or bodies left in the street.”
Harry spoke to Britain’s ITV and CBS’s “60 Minutes” to promote his book, “Spare,” which released on January 10. It has already generated incendiary headlines with its details of bitter family resentments.
He repeated his claim on ITV that there was “concern” in the royal family about his unborn child’s skin color after he married biracial American actress Meghan Markle. Harry and Meghan first mentioned the incident during an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, but they have ‘t identified the family member who expressed concern
Harry insisted the family wasn’t racist, but said the episode was an example of unconscious bias, adding that the royal family needed to “learn and grow” in order to be “part of the solution rather than part of the problem.”
“Otherwise unconscious bias then moves into the category of racism,” Harry said. He said that “especially when you are the monarchy – you have a responsibility, and quite rightly people hold you to a higher standard than others.”
“Spare” explores Harry’s grief at the death of his mother in 1997, and his long-simmering resentment at the role of royal “spare,” overshadowed by the “heir” — older brother Prince William. He recounts arguments and a physical alteration with William, reveals how he lost his virginity and describes using cocaine and cannabis.
He also says he killed 25 Taliban fighters while serving as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan — a claim criticized by both the Taliban and British military veterans.
“Spare” is the latest in a string of public announcements by Harry and Meghan since they quit royal life and moved to California in 2020, citing what they saw as the media’s racist treatment of Meghan and a lack of support from the palace. It follows The Winfrey interview and a six-part Netflix documentary release in December 2022.
In the ghostwritten memoir, Harry, 38, describes the couple’s acrimonious split from the royal family after their request for a part-time royal role was rejected.
The television interviews are just two of several given by Harry that are set to pile more pressure on the royal family. He is also appearing on “Good Morning America” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Royal officials haven’t commented on any of the allegations, though allies have pushed back on the claims, largely anonymously.
Harry has defended the memoir describing it as his effort to “own my story” after years of “spin and distortion” by others. In the “60 Minutes” interview, Harry denied said his book wasn’t intended to hurt his family.
Omid Scobie, author of “Finding Freedom,” a book on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said Harry is offering the look behind the palace walls that the public has always desired.
“Of course, that does come with some downsides for those who have been part of his journey,” Scobie told the BBC. “We heard some sort of really startling confessions and stories about members of the royal family, particularly when it comes to Camilla and her relationship with the press.”
While Harry said that he hadn’t spoken with his father or brother in a while, he hopes to find peace with them. Harry told ITV that he wants reconciliation with the royal family, but “the ball is in their court.”
“They’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile,” he said.
—Jill Lawless contributed to this report.
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