Prince Harry says father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him but hopes to reconcile

By Catherine Nicholls, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Sophie Tanno, CNN

London (CNN) — Britain’s Prince Harry says his father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him, and that he would “love reconciliation” with the royal family.

In an explosive interview with the BBC after losing a court case over the UK government’s decision to strip him of his police protection, Harry said that Charles “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff.”

Harry said that security was at the heart of his rift with his family, adding that he “couldn’t believe” the decision to downgrade his security in 2020 after he and his wife Meghan stepped down as senior royals.

“When that decision happened, I couldn’t believe it. I actually couldn’t believe it,” he said. “I thought, with all the disagreements and all of the chaos that’s happening, the one thing that I could rely on is my family keeping me safe.”

Harry said it was currently “impossible” to bring his family to his home country. “I can’t see a world in which I’d be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” he said.

The Duke of Sussex said that there have been “so many disagreements” between him and some of his family members, but that the situation surrounding his police protection is the “sticking point.”

“It is the only thing that’s left,” he said. “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things. But, you know… I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore.”

“I don’t know how much longer my father has,” he added. “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”

CNN has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.

This is a developing story.

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