In an interview with GQ magazine, released yesterday, the Duke of Sussex spoke of his desire to reconcile with his brother, Prince William and father, King Charles III.
“With everything else that’s going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile. That’s the key point,” he said. “There’s enough drama in the world and enough drama in people’s lives than to continue with issues with family.”
Last week, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, made their first official public appearance since moving back to the UK after six years in the United States.
Royal Rifts
Interviewer Zach Baron asked him whether he grieved his complicated familial relationships. To which Harry responded, “Of course.”
The Duke spoke of how relatable it is to have sibling disagreements and broken relationships, how people wonder whether they’ll work it out and how that can help others to work out their own difficult relationships.
“Well, some people don’t want it to work out. I want it to work out,” he said.
Harry’s spokesperson later said that the phrasing “some people don’t want it to work out” was intended as a general comment, and not directed to any member of his family.
GQ asked whether Harry thought he could repair “this wound”; to which he replied, “yeah, of course…scars stick around forever. But what your perception is, and what your mindset is to those things that have happened, certainly letting go of the past, that’s something that I would encourage everybody to do.”
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Back on British Soil
Harry and Meghan moved to the United States in 2020, after resigning from official royal duties. Three years later, Harry published his memoir, Spare, which detailed the conflicts and tensions between him, his brother, father and step-mother, Queen Camilla.
During the interview, Harry also explained his intentions behind their return to England, telling GQ that it was because of opportunities for his family, including placing his two children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, into a UK school.
“Being able to put the kids in a British school has meant a lot to me. I didn’t know how important it was to me,” he said. “I think for kids at seven and five to be able to have that comparison and to have two completely different cultural experiences is so important today.”
Harry also said that he wanted to “ be back closer to my family and to be back on UK soil for longer than a few days or a week here or there.”
