Prince Harry is speaking out about how he "would love a reconciliation" with the royal family in an emotional and explosive interview following a lost legal challenge in the U.K.
The Duke of Sussex told BBC News that King Charles III "won't speak to me because of this security stuff," adding that that he no longer wants to fight with his family.
He also told the British outlet, during an interview in California, that he did not know how long King Charles had left to live, saying that "I don't know how much longer my father has." Charles, 76, who recently battled cancer, said earlier this week that the disease helped show him "the very best of humanity."
"I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point," Harry said after his lost legal challenge May 2 to overturn the British government's changes to his security detail.
However, despite the fact that "there have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family," Harry said that he has now "forgiven" his fellow royals.
The court loss directly impacts future U.K. visits for Harry, who sought to overturn a decision made by the country's Home Office, a government department responsible for policing and security, that said he would not receive personal security detail while in Britain.
The decision, made in February 2020, has long been criticized by the former working royal, who stepped away from his official duties alongside American born wife Duchess Meghan in January 2020.
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Judge Geoffrey Vos said Harry's lawyer had made "powerful and moving arguments" about the impact of the decision about his security.
"It was plain that the Duke of Sussex felt badly treated by the system, but I conclude - having studied the detail of the extensive documentation - I could not say that the duke's sense of grievance translated into a legal argument for the challenge to RAVEC's decision," he told the court.
Last year, the High Court in London ruled that the decision was lawful and that decision was later upheld by three senior Court of Appeal judges. In a recent interview, Harry addressed a media outlet about the court challenge.
In a story published in April, Harry opened up to People magazine about the security ordeal, telling the outlet he was "exhausted and overwhelmed" from a two-day appeal hearing surrounding the British government's 2020 ruling.
The magazine reported that Harry believes that his security was removed to draw him and Meghan back to the U.K. after they retreated to the latter's native California, calling the security issue "difficult to swallow."
Harry told People that his "worst fears have been confirmed by the whole legal disclosure in this case - and that's really sad." On April 9, Harry's lawyer warned his life was in danger over the security changes during the prince's two-day visit to London's Royal Courts of Justice for his appeal about changes to his protection in Britain.
"One must not forget the human dimension to this case: there is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security and whose life is at stake," his lawyer Shaheed Fatima told the court as Harry looked on.
Harry's legal loss comes as he has made a fully-fledged return to public life alongside Meghan.
After a rocky start to post-royal life, with the pair's infamous bombshell Oprah interview and mixed reviews about his tell-all book "Spare," Harry and Meghan have seemingly found their footing. The parents to son Prince Archie, 5, and 3-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet have started careers in entertainment through their shared brand Archewell.
In 2025, Meghan reemerged with a pair of pre-Harry-inspired pursuits: a Netflix show, "With Love," and a companion lifestyle brand, As Ever. Before meeting Harry, she was the curator of a successful lifestyle blog, The Tig. She also hosts a popular new podcast "Confessions of a Female Founder."
Harry, too, is set to become a Netflix star soon and produce a program for the streaming service that will take viewers behind-the-scenes look at the world of professional polo, his beloved sport, at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida.
Meghan and Harry starred in the four-part docuseries "Harry & Meghan," which followed their exit from royal life and recounted their side of what happened behind the palace doors.