{"id":2308193,"date":"2024-07-25T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-prince-harry-breaks-down-family-rift-in-rare-interview-says-abuse-from-media-has-kept-him-quiet\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:56:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T19:56:01","slug":"watch-prince-harry-opens-up-about-family-rift-reveals-media-abuse-has-silenced-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-prince-harry-opens-up-about-family-rift-reveals-media-abuse-has-silenced-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Prince Harry Opens Up About Family Rift, Reveals Media &#8216;Abuse&#8217; Has Silenced Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-prince-harry-opens-up-about-family-rift-reveals-media-abuse-has-silenced-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2308193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent ITV interview,\u200b Prince Harry discussed the tumultuous relationship\u2063 with his family, attributing significant tension to his ongoing battle with the British tabloids.\u2063 He expressed feeling isolated in his fight against media intrusion,\u200b which he \u200dbelieves has played a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">key role<\/a> in his estrangement from relatives. During the conversation, he \u2062mentioned\u2064 that criticisms towards \u200bhis marriage to Meghan, Duchess of\u200d Sussex, have further strained family ties.\u2063 Harry emphasized that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-sidney-powell-releases-statement-to-we-the-people-on-her-trump-election-legal-efforts-it-will-be-epic\/\" title=\"New: Sidney Powell Releases Statement to &quot;We the People&quot; on Her Trump Election Legal Efforts (&quot;It Will Be Epic&quot;)\">legal efforts<\/a> against tabloids stem from\u2064 a\u2063 sense of duty \u2064to protect the public&#8217;s interest, suggesting that such actions are\u2062 necessary even at the cost \u2062of personal relationships. He also referred to\u2063 the experiences of his late mother, \u200bPrincess Diana, drawing\u2062 parallels between her struggles\u2064 with the press and \u200dhis own \u200bfeelings \u2062of paranoia regarding media scrutiny. Harry&#8217;s remarks \u2062point to a profound sense of vindication in his \u200dfight \u2062against perceived \u200cinjustices from the\u200b press while lamenting \u2062the familial disconnect that has resulted from \u200cthese circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Framing himself as a bold man of principle who confronted the media when other family members would not, Prince Harry said the battle with Britain&rsquo;s tabloids exacerbated tensions that led to a chasm between him and his family.<\/p>\n<p>ITV interviewer Rebecca Barry asked about the battle against tabloids the royal said crossed the line in the snooping, in which Harry was awarded damages last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s certainly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-touts-biden-admin-first-year-was-extraordinary\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Touts Biden Admin First Year -- &#039;Was Extraordinary&#039;\">central piece<\/a> to it,&rdquo; Harry said in a video snippet of the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BeccaBarry\/status\/1816102392200335777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>. &nbsp;He did not elaborate further.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But that&rsquo;s a hard question to answer, because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCL: Prince Harry tells me his legal fight with tabloids was a &ldquo;central piece&rdquo; in the breakdown of his relationship with his family.<\/p>\n<p>In our ITV1 documentary ,Tabloids on Trial, Harry says in a &ldquo;public role these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good&rdquo;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M065MbRShk\">pic.twitter.com\/M065MbRShk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rebecca Barry (@BeccaBarry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeccaBarry\/status\/1816102392200335777?\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done, it would be nice if we did it as a family,&rdquo; Harry continued.<\/p>\n<p>Harry, who elsewhere had said disapproval over his marriage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prince-harry-left-bored-meghan-duchess-sussex-wrecks-social-life-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan<\/a>, Duchess of Sussex, was a critical cause of the estrangement, said he was waging a necessary battle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe that from a service standpoint and when you&rsquo;re in a public role, these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good. I&rsquo;m doing this for my reasons,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to comment on the decision by other family members not to join him, Harry answered obliquely.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think everything that&rsquo;s played out has shown people what the truth of the matter is,&rdquo; Harry said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;For me, the mission continues. But it has, it has, it&rsquo;s caused, as you say, part of the rift.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/25\/world\/europe\/uk-prince-harry-tabloids-royal-family.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prince-harry-meghan-want-return-working-royals-terms-disappointed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry&rsquo;s lawsuit<\/a> against News Group Newspapers indicated there was a &ldquo;secret agreement,&rdquo; that led to the royal family not making legal claims against the publication in exchange for keeping embarrassing details private that the tabloids found out about through intercepted voice mail messages.<\/p>\n<p>In his new interview, Harry put a new twist on the maxim that when people are in fact out to get you, it is not being paranoid to suspect them of doing so, according to the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-itv-interview-king-charles-camilla-latest-news-b2585599.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think paranoia is a very interesting word because yes, then it could be paranoia, but then when you&rsquo;re vindicated it proves that you weren&rsquo;t being paranoid. You know, same with my mother,&rdquo; he said, referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unearthed-princess-diana-audio-exposes-troubling-times-thoughts-marriage-baby-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana,<\/a> Princess of Wales, who died in 1997 in a car accident that followed a chase to elude photographers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;When you&rsquo;re vindicated it proves you weren&rsquo;t being paranoid&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry says he experienced the same paranoia as his mother Princess Diana.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeccaBarry?\">@BeccaBarry<\/a>&lsquo;s exclusive interview features in Tabloids on Trial on ITV1 at 9pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w0oO0UXal5\">https:\/\/t.co\/w0oO0UXal5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y0k0UXI4Ep\">pic.twitter.com\/y0k0UXI4Ep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ITV News (@itvnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews\/status\/1816100578784661626?\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, there is evidence to suggest that she was being hacked in the mid-nineties, probably one of the first people to be hacked and yet still today, the press, the tabloid press very much enjoy painting her as being paranoid,&rdquo; Harry said.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually noted: &ldquo;But she wasn&rsquo;t paranoid, she was absolutely right of what was happening to her. 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In an interview with ITV&#8217;s Rebecca Barry, he discussed the intrusive tactics of the tabloids, for which he received damages last year. &#8220;I think that\u2019s certainly a central piece to it,&#8221; Harry remarked in a video clip shared on X, though he did not provide further details. He added, &#8220;But that\u2019s a hard question to answer, because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In the ITV1 documentary &#8220;Tabloids on Trial,&#8221; Harry emphasized that addressing these issues is important for the greater good, stating, &#8220;I\u2019ve made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done; it would be nice if we did it as a family.&#8221; He previously mentioned that disapproval of his marriage to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, significantly contributed to the estrangement. Harry described his legal battle as a necessary endeavor, asserting, &#8220;I believe that from a service standpoint and when you\u2019re in a public role, these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good. I\u2019m doing this for my reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the decision of other family members not to support him, Harry responded indirectly, saying, &#8220;I think everything that\u2019s played out has shown people what the truth of the matter is.&#8221; He acknowledged that his actions have contributed to the rift, stating, &#8220;For me, the mission continues.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A report from The New York Times regarding Harry&#8217;s lawsuit against News Group Newspapers suggested a &#8220;secret agreement&#8221; that prevented the royal family from pursuing legal action against the publication in exchange for keeping certain embarrassing details private, which were obtained through intercepted voicemails. In his recent interview, Harry offered a new perspective on the idea of paranoia, noting, &#8220;I think paranoia is a very interesting word because yes, then it could be paranoia, but then when you\u2019re vindicated it proves that you weren\u2019t being paranoid.&#8221; He drew a parallel to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in a car accident in 1997 while trying to evade photographers.<\/p>\n<p>Harry pointed out, &#8220;There is evidence to suggest that she was being hacked in the mid-nineties, probably one of the first people to be hacked, and yet still today, the tabloid press very much enjoy painting her as being paranoid.&#8221; He concluded, &#8220;But she wasn\u2019t paranoid; she was absolutely right about what was happening to her. 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