Prince Harry's bombshell take on dad's health 'prompts anguish within royal family'

The Royal Family will be “raising their eyes heavenwards” over ’s comments about his father’s health, claims a former Buckingham Palace press secretary.

The has said the King will not speak to him and as he spoke of his hopes for a “reconciliation” with his family. And now a former press secretary to the late Queen, said that the royals will see his comments as a “real concern” as they will cause more speculation.

Ailsa Anderson said that will be "raising their eyes heavenwards". She stated: "Prince Harry is saying 'I don't know how long my father has' - that's going to cause real concern and more speculation in the media and the wider public about what his diagnosis is, which is incredibly unhelpful going forward," she told Sky News.

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She added: "What you don't want to do is have your private life played out in the media. So if you truly want reconciliation, you'll do it in private, not in a News interview."

In a, Harry, 40, said: “this, at the heart of it, is a family dispute”.

When asked if Charles had been approached to use his influence in Harry’s legal problems, the duke appeared to imply the King was a hindrance, a comment likely to deepen the rift with his father and his brother, the Prince of Wales. He said: “I’ve never asked him to intervene, I’ve asked him to step out of the way and let the experts do their job.”

The health of the King, who is being treated for cancer, was highlighted by his son, who said: “And I said, life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has, he, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”

Harry, who appeared emotional and close to tears through much of the interview, offered an olive branch, saying he could “forgive my family’s involvement”, naming Charles, the Prince of Wales and his stepmother, the Queen, in events since he began dating his wife Meghan in 2016.

He also said information he learned during the legal process led him to discover “some people want history to repeat itself”, in an apparent reference to the death of his mother Diana, .

The rift between the Sussexes and the opened significantly following their interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which they alleged a member of the family was concerned about their son Archie’s skin tone before he was born.

Then the duke claimed in his controversial memoir, Spare, that William had physically attacked him, that the King put his own interests above Harry’s and was jealous of Meghan.

In a series of interviews to promote the book, Harry attacked the reputation of Camilla, saying her willingness to forge relationships with the British press made her “dangerous”, and he said she tried to rehabilitate her “image” at his cost.

“Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things,” said Harry.

He added: “But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family,” and said there was “no point in continuing to fight anymore”.

Harry’s level of security changed in 2020 when he and Meghan stepped down as working royals and moved to California for financial and personal freedom, and he suggested the royal family and officials hoped his realisation of the increased safety risk “would force us to come back”.

The duke lost a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK and said in the TV interview he “can’t see a in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK”.

He failed in his appeal against the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office, over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the UK.