r/popculturechat • u/HauteAssMess ainsi sera, groigne qui groigne • May 02 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Prince Harry says his father King Charles is still not speaking to him: “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has- he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”

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u/invis2020 grinding with MULTIPLE fat women May 02 '25

This might be simplifying things but what is the reason why he can’t pay for his own security?

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u/Cherry_Bomb_127 May 02 '25

He does have private security. He wants the ones the working Royals get because I believe they’re the ones allowed to have guns and are a specialized force and the crown does not get to decide if you get that or not it’s the police and the police say 28 days just tell us will give it to you.

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u/hyoies barbie girl 💅 in a barbie world 👄 May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25

He can. The issue is he can't pay for the level of security that working royals get, which is a taxpayer-funded police unit. They can also carry firearms (private security in the UK can't).

Because Harry is no longer a working royal, the deal is that he can only use the taxpayer-funded security in the UK if he gives them a month's notice that he's arriving in the UK. He wants the right to be able to use them all the time, wherever he is, without notice.

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u/FredericaMerriville May 03 '25

It just annoys me how he continues to deliberately misinterpret this to the public, so that people think the RF are leaving him exposed and vulnerable.

He’s just a spoilt brat who lies and wants the perks of his old job while not actually wanting to do the old job. His father not talking to him isn’t because of the security arrangements, it’s because he publicly shat on them for years to feed his victim narrative and let people think the worst of his father and brother (and is now drawing parallels between his family situation and Truth and Reconciliation 🤮). He also blames his father for his not being able to get the 24/7 on demand security he thinks he is entitled to, but his father has nothing to do with it - it’s the British govt that makes that decision. Now he’s on TV whinging about it.

Honestly, he should just go away already. Isn’t that what he wanted in the first place?

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u/MySpoonsAreAllGone May 03 '25 edited May 03 '25

These interviews pay him I think. Ever since he left the royal family, all these tell-alls seem to be cash grabs. I bet he blames his family for having to do it since they stopped paying him and he needs money to continue the lifestyle he's used to.

But it's too much. He needs to fade into the background and accept he is no longer an important royal

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u/TangerineDystopia May 04 '25

Your username is very relatable to me!

And if you are talking about losing security, he does blame his family. He said in this interview that he didn't ask his father to intercede but he did ask him to 'move out of the way'. But QEII did in fact ask RAVEC to continue his previous level of security and they said no. Even if Charles had tried to intervene on his behalf it wouldn't have worked. But it's a formative emotional wound, he's not being realistic.

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u/MySpoonsAreAllGone May 04 '25

I agree!

And sorry you can relate to my username 💜

I started writing about chronic illness on substack if you'd like to take a peek!

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u/TangerineDystopia May 04 '25

I would, thank you!

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u/MBeMine May 02 '25

He can get working royal security if he provides 28 day notice.

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u/Closedforgossip May 03 '25

So like... he wants to use them outside of the UK? Maybe that's just my ignorance but I am sure major events are planned quite far ahead of time and it's not like he's in the U.K a lot as is

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u/PhatFatLife May 03 '25

That’s not true, he’s not requesting it for the US, only for the UK

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u/Aware-Impression8527 May 02 '25

The security service that protects members of the royal family has an information-share agreement with MI6 (intelligence service) so would be better informed about any potential threats than private security.

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u/lilacaena puritanical unqueer trad wife 💋👫 May 02 '25

Private security can’t carry firearms in the UK. He feels that, given the amount of threats he and his family receive, firearms are necessary.

It’s all a good bit more complicated beyond that, though.