Prince Harry ‘s relationship with the royal family has been nothing short of rocky over the past five or six years. The Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan Markle , stepped back from their working royal roles in 2020 after massive tensions developed between the couple and the other royals. But Harry has now recently said that it wasn’t just words and decisions made by family members that contributed to the royal rift; he revealed that tabloids were a “central piece” of ruining his relationship with his family.
Prince Harry heavily blames the tabloids as what ‘destroyed’ his family relationships Harry and Meghan first started dating in 2016, and she was immediately berated by the press. Tabloids dug into Meghan’s past, eventually causing the royals to release a statement about giving her some peace and privacy. And when Meghan wrote a private note to her father that was later published in a British tabloid, she sued and won.
Now, in a new interview, Prince Harry has revealed that the tabloids were essential to damaging his royal relationships. “To what extent do you think your determination to fight the tabloids destroyed the relationship with your family?” Rebecca Barry of ITV asked Harry in the documentary “Tabloids on Trial,” which aired in the UK on July 25. “Yes, I think that’s a central piece to it,” Harry said.
“But it’s a hard question to answer because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press.” Harry.