Prince Harry finally speaks out on "rift" with royal family
Prince Harry has finally opened up on his "rift" with the royal family for the first time, in an interview for the ITV documentary, Tabloids on Trial.
The Duke of Sussex revealed that his decision to launch multiple legal battles against a string of tabloid newspapers was central to his rift with the royal family.
He said that his determination to fight the publications ruined his relationship with them.
“That’s certainly a central piece to it,” he said.
“But, you know, that’s a hard question to answer because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press.
“I’ve made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done. It would be nice if we, you know, did it as a family," he continued.
“I believe that, again, from a service standpoint and when you are in a public role, that these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good.
“But, you know, I’m doing this for my reasons. I think everything that’s played out has shown people what the truth of the matter is.
“For me, the mission continues, but it has, it has, yes. It’s caused, yeah, as you say, part of a rift.”
In December, London's High court ruled that he had been the victim of phone-hacking and other unlawful acts by journalists, with the knowledge of their editors at Mirror Group Newspapers.
Harry said that the publications under MGN had targeted him for 15 years.
He was awarded £140,600 ($267,400), and called the judge's ruling in his favour a "monumental victory".
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