The Queen was “sorry” about Megxit, according to Prince Harry, who also implied that she was powerless to stop it because of pressure from his father, brother, and the institution she presided over for 70 years.
The Duke of Sussex was speaking on Good Morning America as part of his ongoing campaign to promote his upcoming biography, “Spare,” on American television.
When he and his American bride Meghan Markle left their royal responsibilities in early 2020, GMA host Michael Strahan questioned whether Her Majesty, who passed away in September at the age of 96, was “upset at you.”
She expressed sadness in response, and Harry added: “I had many, many talks with her both in the UK over the years and in the lead-up to this shift, so it was never a surprise to anybody, least of all her.”
She was aware of what was happening, but he seemed to be ignoring her. She understood the difficulty. She may have been in a position to modify things, but I’m not sure.
The Duke of Sussex was speaking on Good Morning America as part of his ongoing campaign to promote his upcoming biography, “Spare,” on American television. In his conversation with Michael Strahan
This morning in Times Square in New York, he was selling his memoirs.
In his Netflix documentary, the Duke of Sussex asserted that the late monarch listened in silence as Prince William yelled at the exit negotiations she had convened following Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to resign down from their royal duties, leaving him afraid.
It was scary to have my brother yell at me, hear my father say things that were plainly untrue, and see my grandmother just sit there and sort of take it all in, he said.
However, at the time, royal authorities referred to any claims that the “Queen was sidelined” at the now infamous “Sandringham Summit” as “total rubbish.”
The exiled prince appeared on ITV in the UK Friday night and on 60 Minutes in the US hours later in a series of pre-recorded interviews. Mr. Strahan, a former NFL star who makes $17 million a year hosting the US breakfast show on ABC, is the most recent broadcaster to sit down with him.
There will be those who would say, “Be in or get out, because if you get out there’s no hypocrisy,” Mr. Strahan continued.
Afterward, Harry remarked that he “can never get out” of the royal family.
Regarding his hybrid plan to migrate to Canada while still serving the Queen during the 2020 Brexit crisis, he claimed there had been no compromise.
At St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on May 18, 2019, Lady Gabriella Windsor married Thomas Kingston. As they were leaving, Queen Elizabeth spoke with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
Michael Strahan, the interviewer, questioned: “There was no compromise with the family?”
In response, Harry said, “No, which was extremely disappointing because I still think that this was totally conceivable.”
There will be many who say, “Why don’t they either be in or get out, because if you get out there’s no hypocrisy,” Strahan questioned.
“I can never go out, and I’m well aware of my situation,” Harry remarked.
I’m immensely appreciative of the life I’ve had and am still living.
But there is no way I will ever be able to escape this. I was shocked that my family, especially at our most vulnerable time, would allow security to be ripped away.
When questioned about those who accuse him of betraying his family, Harry responds that the only way he could defend them was to expose lies and write the truth in one place.
I completely recognize that producing a book is, in any case, feeding the beast, he continues.
The gap between Harry and his family, according to Harry, “couldn’t be greater.”
When asked if he believes his book will bridge the gap between him and his father and brother or if it will expand it, Harry replied, “I thought about it long and hard, and as far as I see it the split couldn’t be wider before this book.”
If there is no reconciliation, according to Harry, he will concentrate on his life and family.
I’m no longer enraged. Even if there are some things that will continue to enrage him, he declared, “I am no longer angry because I am precisely where I should be.”
Harry claimed in the interview that he was “born into duty” and that “it flows in my blood.”
Harry said to CBS last night that his stepmother Camilla is “the villain” and “dangerous” after she disregarded his father’s request to refrain from attacking his wife.
The Duke of Sussex, in contrast, stated on GMA that he does not consider the Queen Consort to be a “evil stepmother.”
I feel a great deal of sympathy for her, you know, being the third spouse in my parents’ union, he remarked.
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She needed to repair her reputation or her image.
She was encouraged to believe that whatever discussions took place, whatever trades or deals were done at the start, would be the wisest course of action.
When asked how he and Camilla are getting along these days, Harry responded, “We haven’t spoken in a while.” Despite our differences, I adore every member of my family, so when I visit her, we get along just fine.
My stepmother, she says. She is not to me a wicked stepmother. I see someone who married into this society and has done everything in her power to enhance her own image and reputation.
Speaking of his strained relationship with William, he claimed that he and his brother, the Prince of Wales, have always engaged in rivalry, and he has alluded to the role played by the British press in this.
On Good Morning America, Harry said: “They set the Sussexes—my wife and I—against the Waleses, who are now represented by Kate and William.
They frequently pitted us against one another. Kate and Meghan are pitted against one another.
When asked if he believed that the two women would now “go against each other,” he responded, “without question.”
But he also acknowledged that he must accept responsibility for his part in his relationship with his brother, the Prince of Wales, breaking down.
When asked on Good Morning America if he felt any blame for the relationship’s demise, Harry responded, “Without a doubt.” Sure.
What others are unaware of, however, are the measures I took to settle this personally with both my father and my brother.
If they overcome unconscious bias, the monarchy can still have a role in the modern world, according to the Duke of Sussex.
When asked on Good Morning America if he thought the British monarchy had a role in the twenty-first century, he responded, “I truly feel that there is.” not in the current form.
Harry responded, “I think the same process that I went through with regards to my own unconscious bias would be enormously valuable to them. If they do need to modernize, what should they do?” when asked if they should and how.
Not racism, but unconscious bias, which can develop into racism if not addressed, learnt from, and improved upon.
However, there was a significant chance that was lost with my wife.
Harry added in the interview, “I believe my mother would have realized the squandered chance with Meghan being part of the institution, part of the monarchy.”
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