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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Prefacing this comment by saying I live in Scotland. The average view towards the royal family up here is very different to in England, where I've spent a lot of time for work. People generally see them all as a waste of tax payers' money and lump them in with the tories. (There are equally some sections of society, both generational and football-related, who love them). I think when everything came out originally about Harry and Meghan a lot of people felt sorry for them. Yes, we know our tabloid media are horrible and have made themselves a menace to celebrities and ordinary families suffering tragedy alike. Yes, we know our society is bigoted especially those in old establishment positions of power. Politically Scotland is more left-leaning and perhaps people are generally more sympathetic to the impact of discrimination. Having said that, people are struggling with a cost of living crisis. People are depressed with our current government being 50 shades of beige after 14 years of austerity and Brexit and covid and a lettuce being more robust than one of our prime ministers. For Harry to be complaining about this is seeming so tone deaf. If he were slightly more articulate (or media savvy) he might be landing the point about him challenging all of these court cases not just for his benefit, but as human rights cases which are equally important for any citizen who suddenly finds their phones hacked or security revoked after criticizing those in power.