Prince Harry has said he wants to have his father and brother back and that he wants “a family, not an institution,” during a TV interview ahead of the publication of his memoir.
The interview with Britain’s ITV will be broadcast on Sunday. In clips released on Monday, Harry was heard saying, “they feel as if it is better to keep us as the villains” and “they have shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile” — though it was unclear who he was referring to.
Harry also spoke with Anderson Cooper for “60 Minutes,” which aired on Sunday. “Every time I’ve tried to do it privately, there have been briefings and leaks and stories planted against me and my wife,” he said in video clips released Monday. “You know, our family’s motto is ‘Never complain, never explain.'” It’s just a saying.”
Despite the motto, the Duke of Sussex added, there was both complaining and explaining via press leaks. “When we’ve been told for the past six years, ‘We can’t release a statement to protect you.’ But you do it for other family members… There comes a point when silence is considered betrayal.”
Since stepping down as senior royals in 2020 and moving to California with their two young children, Harry and his wife Meghan have aired their grievances against the British monarchy.
Since his departure from the United Kingdom, the British royal has previously spoken about his estrangement from his father, King Charles III, and elder brother, Prince William.
Last month, Netflix released “Harry & Meghan,” a six-part series about the couple’s experiences leading up to their decision to start over in the United States.
In that documentary, Harry was critical of the royal press team and discussed how his relationship with William and the rest of the royal family had soured. Meghan described wanting to end her life as she struggled to cope with negative press coverage in the United Kingdom.
