Prince Harry‘s explosive BBC interview in which he accused the Royal Family of targeting him and his wife, Meghan Markle, did not go down well in the UK. Royal watchers in the UK wondered why he’s still the prince and why he wants Royal Family security even after relinquishing his Royal duties.US commentators, too, are neither being kind, though he is a US resident now. Right-wing commentator Megyn Kelly suggested that probably Prince Harry should use the huge amount of money that got from Spotify or Netflix — to pay for his own security.
“Maybe he should use his $150m from Spotify/Netflix to … pay for his own security? Like every other famous person in America?” Kelly wrote.
After losing a legal battle in the UK which makes him ineligible for police protection when he comes to the UK. This protection was stripped by a government committee when he stepped away from his royal duties and moved to the US. After the verdict which shattered Prince Harry as he says he won’t be able to take Meghan and their children to the UK, Harry said he is open to a reconciliation with his family. Harry said his father could resolve the issue as the committee has two representatives of Buckingham Palace, but he did not want ailing King Charles to step out of the way.
“Whether you’re the government, whether you’re the royal household, whether you’re my dad, my family, despite all of our differences, do you not want to just ensure our safety?” he asked holding King Charles somewhat responsible for his complete exile.
Buckingham Palace issued a rare public statement following Harry’s BBC interview on Friday, saying: ‘All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.’
Tine Brown condemns Harry
Royal commentator and former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown condemned Harry’s interview. “Well, what I thought was, after five years Harry is still at war with his original mistake. And every time he goes on the air, he makes another one – so it’s like he is now trapped in this terrible cycle of doubling down on the original mistake. He was told so clearly when he was considering leaving, by the Palace at that time, the security won’t be paid for anymore,” Brown said.
“He was told it again and again. He didn’t want to hear it – he didn’t want to listen to it. I think he thought he could just blow it off and in his reckless, sort of hot-headed Harry Hotspur way charged out of the Royal Family with all of these issues completely unresolved. There was no way that this court was going to go against the findings of the security, the police,” Brown said.
