Queen Elizabeth II would have felt ‘violated’ by Prince Harry’s reconciliation plea
An expert claims Queen Elizabeth II would have felt 'betrayed'
Prince Harry’s recent interview where he shared his hope for reconciliation with the royal family would have “truly horrified” his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, according to a royal expert.
Prince Harry, 40, sat down with the BBC last week following his loss of a court case regarding his security whilst in the UK. It was here he shared his hope for reconciliation with his estranged royal family members.
Prince Harry’s plea for reconciliation would have ‘appalled’ Queen Elizabeth II
Harry has said to have been in little contact with his family members since stepping away from The Firm in 2020.
Now, five years on, Prince Harry is seemingly extending an olive branch.
Unfortunately, this has ruffled feathers.
Many royal commentators speculate that this was the wrong move for the Duke of Sussex.
In fact, one claims that if his grandmother was still alive, she would be horrified by Harry’s public plea.
British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital her thoughts, claiming the late monarch would have felt betrayed.
She said: “For her, it would indeed have been felt as a violation of both discretion and privacy. She valued the little privacy her family members could maintain in such an exposed role. Being betrayed by a family member, publicly airing grievances was abhorrent to her. She was particularly private regarding matters of health and family disputes.”
I don’t know how much longer my father has.
Similar thoughts were shared by unnamed sources who spoke with ITV News.
“Exasperated” palace insiders told ITV that Harry’s mention of King Charles’ cancer battle was in “poor taste” and his public interview proved there is “nothing that can be trusted to remain private”.
Prince Harry’s interview ‘upset’ royal circle
Prince Harry told the BBC last week: “I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
It comes after King Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February last year.
Harry also claimed that the king was not speaking to him due to the “security stuff”.
Unsurprisingly, ITV reported that Harry’s comments about his father’s health “went down very badly in royal circles”.
Hilary Fordwich also explained that the late queen had hoped for discretion, stating: “Queen Elizabeth at the time of ‘Megxit’ hoped for the best, for family unity and discretion. She was focused on protecting the future of the monarchy. She guarded its reputation and continuity her entire life, focusing on stability.”
Sadly, at the age of 96, Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, just two years after Harry and Meghan stepped away from the royal fold.
Her death came a year after Harry and Meghan’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they accused the royal family of alleged mistreatment toward Meghan. It was here that Harry claimed then-Prince Charles was not answering his phone calls.
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