Prince Harry's Media Showdown: Royals Hit the Ignore Button and Leave Duke to Face 'Consequences' Alone in Press War

Prince Harry will not be getting a royal lifeline from the Buckingham Palace Press Office in his crusade against British tabloids. This comes as the Duke of Sussex is set to air his grievances in the new documentary Tabloids on Trial.

"The thing that really annoys me about Prince Harry is he kind of refuses to take any accountability for his role in all of this situation," commentator Peter Barnes shared.

"It always seems to be somebody else's fault," he added. "And I find that very problematic in a behavioral way. At first everyone was always like, oh, it's Meghan who is leading the charge on this stuff. I think Prince Harry was a willing volunteer in this from day one."

After detailing the fiery-haired prince's, who turns 40 on September 15, culpability in "Megxit's" media frenzy phenomenon, Barnes continued: "I think he's now dealing with the consequences of his actions. And I don't think he knows how to deal with this. I think this interview is going say I might have messed up in court a couple of times, but I've still got a point and it's kind of a saving face interview."

He concluded: "He looks very sad these days. Don't you think that about him now? I think he looks a bit haunted. I look at him from when he was in the army to look at him now. And I don't see the same person if I'm being brutally honest."

Others are taking a more direct and critical approach to the Duke's actions.

"Listen, it's a rich person's problem," a Hollywood insider wrote on X about Harry's press cases. "Daily, hardworking people struggling to pay the rent do not give a flip about zillionaires suing photographers and writers who report on them."

They then added: "He is so incredibly pompous and out-of-touch. Do your bit and spend your millions on this — fine, but drop the whole crusade bit. Spare us."

As OK! previously reported, Harry reached a settlement in February with the publisher of a tabloid over allegations of phone hacking. The settlement concludes a legal battle in which Harry accused the publisher of unlawfully intercepting his voicemails. The fifth in line to the throne was awarded 140,000 pounds in damages as part of the settlement with News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World. That settlement marked the end of one of several legal cases Harry has brought against British tabloids for what he describes as a systematic invasion of his privacy.

GBN reported on Barnes' comments.