'Prince Harry is 'stay-at-home dad without much to do' says new documentary
Prince Harry has made it clear that despite his differences with his family, he would like to end the drama, especially because of his father's ill health.
In a bombshell interview with the BBC earlier this month, the Duke of Sussex revealed he would love to make it up with his father as life's too short. 'Life is precious,' he reflected.
'I don't know how much longer my father has... but it would be nice to reconcile. I would love reconciliation with my family, there's no point in continuing to fight anymore."
But the prince, who was once one of our favourite Royals, must first find his new identity according to experts.
In the new Channel 5 documentary Harry: Can He Ever Be Forgiven?, commentators asserted that Prince Harry has found himself in a difficult position because he has no role in the Royal family and no defined role in the USA either.
'How is he spending his life?' Politician and author Ann Widdecombe asks. 'What is the aim? I've heard people say that he's a stay-at-home dad without much to do… possibly? Even Harry must occasionally ask himself, 'Where is all this going?''
And the British politician isn't the only one who believes the Duke of Sussex is struggling with his identity after leaving the Royal family and the UK.
Psychotherapist and author Emma Reed Turrell said, 'I think Harry is up against a universal challenge, which is one of identity. Who am I? Who was I? Who am I becoming? Who am I allowed to be? What will be acceptable?
'We can all relate to that - when people leave any kind of institution, there is a huge transition that happens for someone as they re-enter the atmosphere and look for purpose again and look for identity.'
The comments come after Prince Harry received a backlash of criticism after his bombshell BBC interview, in which he clearly expressed distress after losing his legal battle over taxpayer-funded security.
During the interview, dad-of-two Harry insisted he couldn't bring his family to the UK because it wasn't safe after losing his legal battle. And he also made a startling claim in relation to the tragic death of his mother, Princess Diana.
Referring to losing his legal challenge for taxpayer-funded security, he said: 'I don't want history to repeat itself - from the disclosure process I've discovered that some people want history to repeat itself, which is pretty dark.'
He may not have named names, but there's little doubt that Harry was talking about the tragic death of his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 after being chased by paparazzi.
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