Prince Harry is in a “tough spot” in terms of decision-making and has to be careful with his next steps, a source has claimed.
Prince Harry has a tough decision to make, claims a source. (Image: Getty)
If Prince Harry wants any chance of a reconciliation with the Royal Family he needs to tread very carefully with any next steps, according to a source.
Relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Firm have become more strained since the royal duo decided to step back as senior working royals in 2020 and eventually move to Montecito, California, where they now reside with their two children.
In early 2020, the US-based royals went on to give a brutal tell-all interview with famous TV host Oprah Winfrey, in which they alleged racism within the Royal Family – to which Harry later dialled back in a separate TV appearance.
Harry and Meghan have also divulged personal information about their time within the Firm in their Netflix docuseries titled ‘Harry & Meghan’ and in Harry’s bombshell memoir, Spare, which was released in January 2023.
Prince Harry has since been tipped to write a sequel to Spare because of the memoir’s commercial success. An insider claimed to Heat Magazine: “It’s got to be a tough spot for Harry to be in, because the publisher is putting a ton of pressure on him to deliver some more salacious details on the royals.”
Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 (Image: Getty)
The source went on to describe the current relations between the Royal Family and the America-based duo: “It’s not exactly like his family have been very forgiving, so no doubt there’s some feeling on Harry’s part that he’s got nothing left to lose.”
They also claimed the memoir, Spare, will go down in history as “one of the biggest betrayals of the monarchy” in modern memory.
They added: “For him to rub salt in the wounds again for his own personal gain would send him so far into the doghouse that there’d be no way back – it would ruin any chance of reconciliation.”
The source also believes there is “very little to include” besides his experience of being “ostracised by the royals”.
Prince Harry, however, has previously alluded to there being more content. In a previous interview with the Telegraph, Harry claimed he withheld material and said: “It was 800 pages, and now it’s down to 400 pages. It could have been two books, put it that way, and the hard bit was taking things out.”
Prince Harry claimed he had content for another book in a previous interview (Image: Getty)
Harry’s relationship with his brother, Prince William, could also be beyond repair claims royal author, Tom Quinn. Speaking to the Mirror US, he said: “Having their own families means the brothers no longer need each other as they did after the death of their mother. Emotional support comes now from their partners, partners untainted by dysfunctional royal childhoods.”
BBC’s former royal correspondent, Jennie Bond, told Times Radio: “I think as far as William is concerned, Harry really doesn’t exist.”
She continued: “William has enough pressure on his heart and his head, with his wife and her ongoing cancer treatment, and his father, his job and his kids that I don’t think he’s got any room in his soul to worry about his estranged brother… I think William has disowned Harry.”
Prince Harry visited the UK for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games on May 8, but did not see any members of the Royal Family during his visit. The Service of Thanksgiving also coincided with the first garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace which was attended by King Charles.
