The monarch could be placed in “legal jeopardy” over the Duke of Sussex’s tendency to “publish private conversations”, a constitutional expert says. The King fears building bridges with Prince Harry in case he is dragged into his son’s court case against the Home Office , it has been claimed. The monarch fears any attempt to repair his relationship with the Duke of Sussex would place him in “legal jeopardy”, according to a constitutional expert.

Prince Harry is fighting a long-running case against the Government over a decision to downgrade his security following his departure from the UK. Constitutional experts are said to fear that the Prince’s tendency to repeat private conversations between family members, most recently in his memoir, Spare , often allegedly misremembering specific incidents, could put the King in an embarrassing position if aired in court..