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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle haven’t lived in the UK since they traded Frogmore cottage for their Montecito mansion in 2020, only returning briefly for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022. Still, there’s always been quiet speculation that the duo could reunite with the royals at some point. In a new interview, though, Prince Harry has revealed that he won’t be bringing Markle back to the UK over fears surrounding her safety.
Sitting down with British journalist Rebecca Barry for the ITV documentary, Tabloids on Trial, Prince Harry opened up about the High Court’s recent ruling that he was hacked and had his private information acquired by Mirror Group Newspapers.
With the trial gripping the country and plenty of negative press surrounding the couple, the royal said to Barry that he “won’t bring my wife back to this country” over “genuine concerns” that the family could be targeted.
“All it takes is for one lone actor who reads this stuff to act on what they’ve read,” he explained. “And whether it’s a knife or acid, these are things that are genuine concerns for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”
He also confirmed that his ardent pursuit of British tabloids formed a “central piece” of the rift between him and his family.
“It’s a hard question to answer because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press,” he told the outlet. “I’ve made it very clear this is something that needs to be done, and it’d be nice if we did it as a family. From a service standpoint, in a public role, I believe this should be done for the greater good.”
“For me, the mission continues,” he added. “But it has caused, as you say, part of a rift.”
Despite the strain it has put on his family dynamics, Prince Harry called the court verdict a “monumental victory” and expressed that he felt “vindicated” over what had, at once, felt like paranoia about his life being in the spotlight. The 39-year-old drew comparisons with his late mother, Princess Diana, and her experience with the media.
“There is evidence to suggest she was being hacked in the mid-90s, probably one of the first people to be hacked. And yet, still today, the tabloid press very much enjoy painting her as being paranoid,” he said. “But she wasn’t paranoid, she was absolutely right [about] what was happening to her, and she’s not around today to find out the truth.”
