Friends of Prince Harry have been left blown away after the Duke made comments about the health of his father, King Charles, in a bombshell interview with the BBC

Friends of Prince Harry were left far from happy over his BBC interview(Image: BBC)

Prince Harry’s friends have been left enraged after the Duke speculated about the health of his father, King Charles. Last week, the Duke of Sussex opened up about a possible reconciliation with his relatives after their relationship became strained.

In 2020, Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle made the unprecedented decision to step down as senior working royals and explained they were forging a new financially independent lifestyle in California. At the time, they stated they hoped to continue to represent his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth.

Since then, his bond with his family has worsened. The Sussexes have previously made allegations against the royals, including a claim that Princess Kate made the Duchess of Sussex cry. Harry later opened up in his memoir, Spare, about his rift with his older brother, Prince William of Wales, and accused his stepmother, Queen Camilla, of selling stories.

The Duke of Sussex told the BBC he didn’t know how long his father, King Charles had left to live(Image: BBC)

Last week, he revealed he would love to get back on track with his family. Speaking to the BBC after a court judgement upheld the decision to strip Harry of his round-the-clock police security, Harry explained he didn’t know how long his dad had left to live. He said: “There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family.

“Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things, but… 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. It would be nice to reconcile.” Harry’s friend, Ben Goldsmith, has since hit out at the Duke following the interview.

Harry himself admitted that he rarely speaks to his father(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

“Tragic but true, Prince Harry’s behaviour is unforgivable,” he told the Daily Mail. But now, another friend has spoken to the publication about Harry’s comments. The friend, who remained anonymous, commented: “I don’t know what’s more disgusting – Harry’s comment about his father’s health or his suggestion that people want him dead.

“It’s very sad, but we all know that he doesn’t want to hear things he disagrees with.” Meanwhile, Harry has previously commented on the response he received from friends, including the van Cutsem family, after sharing his memoir.

Writing in his autobiography, he said: “Several close mates and beloved figures in my life, including one of Hugh and Emilie’s sons, Emilie herself, and even Tiggy [Pettifer, his former nanny], had chastised me for Oprah. How could you reveal such things? About your family?”

Harry has a strained relationship with his brother, father and stepmother(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

But while Harry may hope for a reconciliation with his relatives, psychotherapist and relationship coach Lucy Beresford claims that at least in Harry’s mind, King Charles is “letting him down.”

She told us: “He says he makes some comments about ‘the establishment’ which were on this particular body or board or committee that decides who gets security. So, Prince Harry is making an assumption that King Charles could do something about that. I do not know whether that is true or not.”

But despite his strained relationship, Harry showed his devotion to ‘Pa’. When the news that the King had been diagnosed with cancer was broken in 2024, he instantly jetted to London to see the monarch. But it’s believed that Harry has only seen his father on just one occasion since the sovereign’s diagnosis.