The Duke of Sussex wants to repair his difficult relationship with his father and brother, he has said.
Speaking to GQ magazine in New York, Prince Harry said of his complicated relationship with William and King Charles that, from a family perspective, it was a “hugely relevant issue for so many people.”
“There are disagreements between siblings, broken relationships between children and their parents, children and a parent,” he said.
“It keeps coming to my mind all the time from people I talk to, so I know how relevant it is.
“That’s probably part of why there’s so much fascination… People maybe look at us and say, ‘How are you going to do that?’ Then: “Maybe the way I see you are going to fix the problem, maybe it will help me sort out my affairs.” »
“Some people don’t want it to work. I want it to work. With everything going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile. That’s the key point.”
When asked if he thought he could fix “that hurt”, Harry replied: “Yes, of course… look, the scars stay forever but… certainly letting go of the past, that’s something I would encourage everyone to do.”
“If there are certain things from the past that still affect your daily life, it is more difficult to let go of them.
“But yeah, for me there’s enough drama in the world and in people’s lives rather than continuing to have problems with family.”
A spokesperson for the Sussexes later clarified that Harry’s comments were not intended to attack Prince William or any member of the royal family in any way, but were made in a general context.
The interview, conducted last month, was published on the GQ website as the royal family welcomed the Sultan of Oman to Windsor Castle for a state visit.
Speaking about moving his family to the UK, Harry said they came back for “opportunities, for the family, being able to put the kids in British schools meant a lot to me”.
He added: “I didn’t know how important it was to me. I always thought it would be something I would try to do or we would try to do, but now that they’ve been in school for two weeks, they love it and it just gives them a whole different experience. Don’t worry, I’m not criticizing American schools.”
He added that it was “so important” for his children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, to have two “completely different cultural experiences”.
Harry, who has spoken about the grief and trauma following his mother’s death, said he hoped sharing his experience would help others rather than garner public sympathy for himself.
“I certainly don’t want sympathy. Why? Because I’m a prince. I have a support network around me, I’ve been to different forms of therapy and I’ve worked. I wonder where I would be if I didn’t do it – the situation could be very different,” he said.
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