Prince Harry Wants Father and Brother 'Back' Amidst Tension in the Royal Family

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By Jo Anne Hubert , Parent Herald Jan 03, 08:26 am

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The Duke of Sussex finally opens up about the royal family's tension, leading to his and his wife's decision to leave for California.

In two upcoming television interviews with British outlet ITV and CBS News' 60 Minutes, Prince Harry is speaking out about his and his wife Meghan Markle's decision to retreat from being working royals, on his belief that "silence is betrayal," and the reconciliation that he longs for with father King Charles and brother Prince William.

"I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back," the prince expressed in his ITV interview.

This is despite them not showing any willingness to reconcile, although he was not clear to whom he was referring.

He and his wife as villains

Both ITV and CBS News' 60 Minutes shared portions of their interviews with the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex. These are said to be a part of the promotion of his memoir, Spare, to which the Daily Mail reported will be having a lot of "truth bombs" for the royals, for release on the 10th of this month.

Prince Harry was also heard discussing why he and Markle left the United Kingdom for California, stating that it should never have been the way it is now and that he wants "a family, not an institution."

At one point in the ITV interview, the prince expressed how he and his wife feel it is better to keep them as the villains somehow.

Silence is betrayal

In the interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes, on the other hand, Prince Harry talked about the allegations of media "leakings" and how the negative stories greatly affected and hurt him and his wife.

Further, he bravely explained to Cooper why he is finally taking matters publicly, stating that every time he does it privately, "briefings, leakings, and planting of stories" against him and his wife suddenly surface.

He even shared that the royal family has a motto that goes "never complain, never explain," which to him does not hold.

The Duke of Sussex continued saying that they have been told for the past six years not to put out a statement for protection, yet there is no problem doing it for the other family members, to the point wherein silence becomes betrayal.

According to People, the father of two promised an accurate and truthful firsthand account of his life in his memoir, an anticipated book following the revelatory details of the couple's Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan.

Publishers shared that the book will cover the prince's lifetime in the public eye from childhood until today. This includes his dedication to service, the military duty that put him at the frontline in the war in Afghanistan twice, and the joy and contentment he found as a husband and a father.