Prince Harry has said he wants to reconcile with his brother and father, in his first interview since returning to the UK. Speaking to GQ, the Duke of Sussex said "the most important thing is to reconcile" and that he wants to "work it out" with the senior royals.
Return to the UK and family tensions
Harry, who returned to the UK from LA in August with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children, appears to have offered an olive branch to the Royal Family with his public message. His relationship with his brother and father has been strained following 'Megxit', which saw Harry and Meghan step down as working royals. It was further pressured by Harry's media project on Netflix and his own book, Spare, dropping bombshell allegations, reports the Daily Star.
Now back in the UK, with his children enrolled in schools, Harry said he is looking to patch up his relationship with the senior royals.
What Harry said
Speaking to GQ, Harry said: "Some people don’t want it to work out. I want it to work out. With everything else that’s going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile — that’s the key point."
He added: "Scars stick around forever. But what your perception is, and what your mindset is to those things that have happened, letting go of the past. That’s something that I would encourage everybody to do: If there’s certain things from the past that are still affecting you every day, that’s harder to let go of."
"But, for me, there’s enough drama in the world and enough drama in people’s lives to continue with issues with family."
Reasons for return and Netflix criticism
Harry went on to talk about why he is back in the UK and stated one of the reasons was his "attitude" had changed towards dealing with the British Press. He also hit back at being criticised over his projects on Netflix, which saw him tell his side of the story.
Harry added: "I find it fascinating because everybody else is allowed to tell their version of my story, but God forbid I should be able to tell the other side of it."
It comes days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex carried out their first joint engagements since their return to the UK. Harry and Meghan headed to Nottingham last week for a run of three quasi-royal appearances. They visited the city’s Community Recording Studio (CRS), food poverty community action group Himmah Hub, and Epic Partners, which supports young people through sports programmes and mentoring.
