Prince Harry has expressed hope for reconciliation with his father, King Charles III, and elder brother, Prince William, saying repairing family relationships is important amid wider challenges facing the world.
The Duke of Sussex made the remarks in an interview with GQ magazine in New York, released on Tuesday, as he reflected on the strained relationships within the royal family.
“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,” Harry said.
He also encouraged people to reconsider how they approach painful experiences, acknowledging that emotional scars may remain even when people try to move forward.
“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,” he said.
Harry says family disagreements resonate with the public
Harry acknowledged the continued public interest in the disagreements within his family, describing such experiences as relatable to many people.
He said he frequently encountered people dealing with strained relationships between siblings, parents and children, and between children and one parent.
The prince’s comments come amid longstanding tensions within the British royal family following his decision to step back from royal duties with his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2020 and their subsequent move to the United States.
Harry has previously spoken publicly about his relationship with members of the royal family, including in interviews and his memoir, 'Spare'.
Prince Harry speaks about children’s experience in the UK
In the interview, Harry also discussed his desire to spend more time in the United Kingdom, saying it would create opportunities for his family, particularly his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
He said having the children attend a British school had become more meaningful to him than he had initially realised.
“Opportunities for the family. Being able to put the kids in a British school has meant a lot to me. I didn’t know how important it was to me,” he said.
Harry added that Archie and Lilibet were enjoying the experience, which he said was giving them a different perspective.
“They are loving it, and it’s just giving them a whole different experience,” he said.
He also spoke about the importance of spending more time in his home country and being closer to relatives.
While Harry has expressed a desire to repair family relationships, the interview did not establish whether a reconciliation with his father or brother is imminent.
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