Queen Camilla ‘Forgiven’ by Prince Harry?

Speaking to BBC News after a British court rejected his appeal for upgraded security while visiting the UK, the Duke of Sussex opened up about his ongoing family rift and the pain that still lingers from past decisions. The verdict means Harry and his family will not receive the police protection he believes they need when in Britain — a decision he called “impossible to accept” given the threats they face.

In the interview, Harry reflected on his fractured relationship with the royal family, saying, “There are things that have happened since 2016, or really throughout my life, but let’s stick to 2016 — things I can now forgive. I’ve moved past that. I can forgive my father, my brother, my stepmother.”

The mention of Camilla is striking, considering how openly critical Harry has been of her in the past. In his memoir Spare, he accused Queen Camilla of sacrificing his reputation to improve her public image, even alleging that her team leaked stories about his teenage drug use to the press. He wrote that he once saw her as someone who “sacrificed me on her personal PR altar.”

Harry’s tone now appears more conciliatory. He even said he can forgive the media “to a large extent.” But he drew a firm line on one issue: the royal family’s 2020 decision to remove his security, which he says puts him, Meghan, and their two children in danger. “That,” he said, “I’ll probably always struggle to forgive.”

The interview comes after a crushing court loss, with UK judges siding against Harry and maintaining the current lower level of security during his visits. Buckingham Palace responded to the defeat by stating, “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”