LONDON (AP) 鈥� The rift between and his family has with the prince鈥檚 raw television interview after over his security.
In a long and at times emotional conversation, the 40-year-old prince said he wants reconciliation, while re-airing grievances against the royal family, the U.K. government and .
Here are key takeaways from Friday鈥檚 BBC interview:
A security feud has deepened the royal rift
Harry said his father, , won鈥檛 speak to him because of 鈥渢his security stuff鈥� 鈥� a legal wrangle over protection for the prince when he is in Britain.
鈥淭his, at the heart of it, is a family dispute,鈥� he said.
Harry has been estranged from his family since he and his wife Meghan in 2020 and moved to the United States, alleging hostility and racist attitudes by the press and royal establishment. Harry鈥檚 tell-all 2023 memoir 鈥淪pare,鈥� stuffed with private details and embarrassing revelations, made things worse.
But Harry said what鈥檚 souring the relationship now is a decision to remove his police protection detail after he stopped being a working royal. On Friday the Court of Appeal in London rejected Harry鈥檚 bid to restore the protection, saying a government committee was justified in deciding that security should be assessed on a case-by-case basis whenever Harry visits the U.K.
Harry blamed the palace, alleging that the decision to withdraw his security had been made at the direction of royal officials, who sit on the committee alongside police and government representatives. He said they were 鈥渒nowingly putting me and my family in harm鈥檚 way,鈥� hoping that the sense of threat 鈥渨ould force us to come back.鈥�
He suggested his father was part of the problem, saying he鈥檇 asked the king 鈥渢o step out of the way and let the experts do their job.鈥�
Harry highlighted health concerns about the king
King Charles, 76, has been treated for an undisclosed cancer for more than a year. Buckingham Palace has given infrequent updates, and has not disclosed what form of cancer the king has.
Harry, who has met his father only once, briefly, since his diagnosis early last year, said 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how much longer my father has.鈥�
He held out little hope of another meeting soon.
鈥淭he only time I come back to the U.K., is, sadly, for funerals or court cases,鈥� he said.
After taking several months off last year, Charles has returned to a full slate of public duties. This week he told a that being diagnosed was 鈥渁 daunting and at times frightening experience.鈥� He added: 鈥淚 can vouch for the fact that it can also be an experience that brings into sharp focus the very best of humanity.鈥�
Harry fears for his life and safety
Harry has well-founded concerns for the safety of himself and his family.
He is fifth in line to the throne, behind his brother William and William鈥檚 three children. He spent 10 years in the British army, serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan. Harry鈥檚 lawyer said in court papers that al-Qaida had published a document that said Harry鈥檚 assassination would please Muslims.
Harry said that before 2020 he was placed in the highest tier of at-risk royals, alongside his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
Since then, he has been stripped of taxpayer-funded police protection, and also denied permission to pay for it himself, leaving private security his only option.
He said that is not as good as police protection, which is provided for life to 鈥減eople who leave public office,鈥� such as former prime ministers.
鈥淚 can never leave the royal family,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 was born into those risks, and they've only increased over time.鈥�
He claimed that 鈥渟ome people want history to repeat itself,鈥� an apparent reference to the death of his mother Princess Diana. She was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi.
He worries his children will lose part of their heritage
Harry, Meghan and their children Archie, 5, and 3-year-old Lilibet, currently live in California, and Harry said he 鈥渃an鈥檛 see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K.鈥�
The prince said he loves Britain and 鈥渋t鈥檚 really quite sad that I won鈥檛 be able to show my children my homeland.鈥�
Harry claimed that he and his family are endangered when visiting Britain because of hostility aimed at him and Meghan on social media and through relentless hounding by news media.
Harry wants reconciliation with his family 鈥� but it may not be imminent
Harry鈥檚 explosive memoir 鈥淪pare鈥� scattered bitterness and blame at Charles, Queen Camilla 鈥� Harry鈥檚 stepmother 鈥� and his elder brother William.
In the interview, he said he could forgive his family, and even the British press that and has .
鈥淚 would love reconciliation with my family. There鈥檚 no point in continuing to fight anymore,鈥� Harry said.
Historian Anthony Seldon said Harry had chosen his words deliberately to signal he 鈥渨ants to make a new start.鈥�
鈥淭here will be no more spiteful books,鈥� Seldon told Sky News. 鈥淗e has signaled he wants to be back in a way that needs to be worked out.鈥�
But Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty Magazine, said it's hard to see how reconciliation can happen.
鈥淗e clearly feels aggrieved at the outcome of this legal action, but there is a great deal to be gained by maintaining a dignified silence,鈥� Little said. 鈥淪adly, as we know from past events, this isn鈥檛 Harry鈥檚 way of doing things.鈥�
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
