Prince Harry's Feud With Royal Family Would Have 'Truly Horrified' Late Queen Elizabeth, Expert Reveals: 'She Was Private'

Prince Harry’s conflict with the royal family has been long-standing — and very public. While it created a wedge between him and his father, King Charles, it also separated him from his brother, Prince William, and the entire monarchy.

According to British royals expert Hilary Fordwich, the ongoing turbulence between the relatives would have left the late Queen Elizabeth II “truly horrified.”

“For her, it would indeed have been felt as a violation of both discretion and privacy,” Fordwich explained. “She valued the little privacy her family members could maintain in such an exposed role.”

The expert told a news outlet, “Being betrayed by a family member, publicly airing grievances was abhorrent to her. She was particularly private regarding matters of health and family disputes.”

The Queen would have been especially heartbroken to witness how Harry and Meghan Markle’s life unfolded after stepping down as senior royals in 2020, as the Queen was the one to agree to Harry and Meghan’s decision before she died in 2022 at the age of 96.

“Queen Elizabeth at the time of ‘Megxit’ hoped for the best, for family unity and discretion,” Fordwich noted. “She was focused on protecting the future of the monarchy. She guarded its reputation and continuity her entire life, focusing on stability.”

Fordwich’s comments come after Harry’s interview on May 2, where he claimed he wanted to mend his relationship with his father before it was too late, as the King is battling cancer and has left the Duke out of the loop about its severity.

During the controversial sit-down, Harry admitted, “I don’t know how much longer my father has. He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff. But it would be nice to reconcile.”

Following his remarks, British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard criticized the Duke for turning what should have been a 10-minute interview about his taxpayer-funded security court case into a “delusional, damning, self-absorbed moan.”

Chard added, “The queen will especially be turning in her grave. [Harry] has shown complete disrespect for the lifelong work of the late Queen Elizabeth II… The majority of people, even non-monarchists, held the highest admiration for the late Queen Elizabeth and the unifying role she played.”