{"id":2308227,"date":"2024-07-25T16:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:22:01","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":"2024-07-25T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:25:03","slug":"watch-prince-harry-opens-up-about-family-rift-reveals-media-abuse-has-silenced-him-3","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-3\/","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-3%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=2308227&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 interview with ITV, \u2064Prince Harry discussed the impact \u200cof \u200chis legal battles with the British\u200d tabloids on his\u200b relationship with his family. He\u2064 described\u2062 himself as a man of principle who took a stand\u2063 against media intrusion,\u200b particularly after he won damages last year\u200d for unlawful snooping. Harry \u200bexpressed that the media&#8217;s relentless \u2062attacks and the\u2064 family&#8217;s differing responses to them have widened the rift between him and relatives, particularly regarding his marriage\u200d to Meghan, Duchess \u2064of Sussex.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that while he believes addressing these issues is important for the greater good, his attempts to \u2062engage the family in these conversations have not been met with \u2064support. Harry\u200d referenced a covert \u200carrangement among royal\u200b family members intended to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-roe-in-the-balance-blue-states-push-for-abortion-on-demand\/\" title=\"With Roe in the Balance, Blue States Push for Abortion on Demand\">prevent legal action<\/a> against tabloids in\u200d exchange for privacy, further complicating his position. He \u2064likened his experiences to those of his late mother, \u200dPrincess Diana, asserting that she faced similar \u2063media \u200cpressures and that her concerns about being targeted were validated over time.<\/p>\n<p>Harry conveyed a sense of ongoing struggle, asserting the need for dialogue about these challenges as part of a mission he feels \u200dcompelled to pursue, despite the \u2064personal and familial costs involved.  <\/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 central piece 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;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-prince-harry-opens-up-about-family-rift-reveals-media-abuse-has-silenced-him-2\/\" title=\"Watch: Prince Harry Opens Up About Family Rift, Reveals Media &#039;Abuse&#039; Has Silenced Him\">central piece&#038;rdquo<\/a>; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-prince-harry-opens-up-about-family-rift-reveals-media-abuse-has-silenced-him\/\" title=\"Watch: Prince Harry Opens Up About Family Rift, Reveals Media &#039;Abuse&#039; Has Silenced Him\">keeping embarrassing details private<\/a> 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 essential for the greater good, expressing a desire for his family to unite in this effort. He previously indicated that disapproval of his marriage to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, significantly contributed to the estrangement. &#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; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the lack of support from other family members, 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 but insisted that his mission continues. <\/p>\n<p>A report from The New York Times mentioned a &#8220;secret agreement&#8221; that prevented the royal family from pursuing legal action against News Group Newspapers in exchange for keeping certain embarrassing details private, which were obtained through intercepted voicemails. In his interview, Harry discussed the concept of paranoia, suggesting that while it may seem paranoid to suspect others are out to get you, being vindicated proves otherwise. 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 noted, &#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 enjoys portraying her as paranoid.&#8221; He concluded, &#8220;But she wasn\u2019t paranoid; she was absolutely right about what was happening to her. 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