'Prince Harry's telling remarks after interview outburst at royals speaks volumes'
Prince Harry has been seen for the first time since his interview, where he claimed his father, King Charles, won't speak to him, and one expert believes the comments he made at his latest event were 'quite telling'
Prince Harry's remarks during his first public outing since his outburst against King Charles were "quite telling", according to an expert.
Last night, the Duke of Sussex praised the empathy, truth, honesty and fearlessness of the younger generation amid "an apathetic world" as he travelled to Las Vegas for an onstage discussion to launch a new initiative for The Diana Award.
There, he heralded young leaders for standing up for themselves, just days after speaking out about his relationship with his father, the King. Also at the launch of the Pledge To Invest yesterday, he described how young people have an openness about mental health "that previous generations struggled to express".
The appearance came just days after he lost a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements in the UK. The duke gave a sit-down interview in which he said the King will not "speak to him", and he does "not know how much longer his father has left", who is being treated for cancer.
He expressed hopes of a reconciliation with his family and told the BBC his court defeat was a "good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up" and that he could not see how he could bring his wife and children safely back to the UK.
And royal expert Jennie Bond told the Mirror how Harry's words at the event were interesting. The former BBC royal correspondent said: "I'm sure he will continue to work hard on causes that were close to his mother's heart. And the Diana Award is obviously one of them.
"Some of his remarks at the event were quite telling: he praised young people for their refusal to accept the status quo, for being fearless and determined to stand up for themselves. And that seems pretty much Harry's own philosophy – for better or worse."
Harry's trip to Vegas came as his oldest son, Prince Archie, celebrated his sixth birthday. On Friday, he said in the TV interview he "can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK".
He also said the protection given to members of the monarchy was a form of "control", saying: "I think what really worries me more than anything else about today's decision, depending on what happens next, it set a new precedent that security can be used to control members of the family. And effectively, what it does is imprison other members of the family from being able to choose a different life."
And Jennie added: "I suspect that Harry said more than he had perhaps intended because he was consumed with anger that the court decision had gone against him. When the court ruling went the opposite way, he was, in his own words, ' gutted and devastated'. And he was clearly seething with fury. And that is rarely the best time to air your thoughts.
"I think he might now realise that he went too far in talking about his father's health. That was a clear invasion of the privacy that Harry himself so covets. And he might also realise that he has, in my opinion, now lost the support of the vast majority of the British public."
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