Prince Harry Shares Why He Won't Bring Meghan Markle Back to the U.K.: 'It's Still Dangerous'

07/25/2024 05:57 PM

The Duke of Sussex said in a new interview, "All it takes is one lone actor...whether it's a knife or acid, whatever it is"

Prince Harry shared his fears of bringing Meghan Markle back to the U.K.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, spoke about his safety concerns for his family during a new interview for ITV's documentary Tabloids on Trial, which premiered on July 25. When asked if his high-profile lawsuits against the press are bringing more attention to himself, he laughed and replied, "There is more than enough attention on me and my wife anyway."

"They pushed me too far," he continued. "It got to a point where you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. But I don't think there's anybody in the world better suited and placed to be able to see this through than myself."

"It's still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read. And whether it's a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It's one of the reasons why I won't bring my wife back to this country."

Prince Harry and Meghan, 42, relocated their family to California in 2020 after stepping back from their roles as working members of the royal family. While King Charles' son has returned to his home country on multiple occasions since, including his father's coronation in May 2023, the Duchess of Sussex has only been back to the U.K. on a handful of occasions — most recently, she joined her husband in attending Queen Elizabeth's funeral events in 2022.

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During the sit-down, Prince Harry also discussed his fight against the tabloids playing a "central piece" in the rift with his family.

"I think that's certainly a central piece to it," the Duke of Sussex said. "That's a hard question to answer because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press."

"I've made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done. It would be nice if we did it as a family," he continued. "I believe that, again, from a service standpoint and when you're in a public role, that these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good. But I'm doing this for my reasons."

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Asked about the royals' decision not to speak out about the issue, he said, "I think everything's that played out has shown people what the truth of the matter is. For me, the mission continues. But it has caused part of a rift."

However, Prince Harry said that his late grandmother was supportive of him.

"We had many conversations before she passed, this is very much something she supported, she knew how much this meant to me," he said. "She is up there going, 'See this through to the end,' without question."

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Prince Harry has two ongoing civil cases against the publishers of The Mail and The Sun (both deny unlawful information gathering claims) after the High Court ruled in December that he was hacked by Mirror Group Newspapers.

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