King Charles and the senior royals will not let the bombshell Prince Harry BBC interview ‘distract’ them from the historic celebrations for the 80th anniversary of VE Day, palace sources have revealed
King Charles will not be «distracted» from celebrating VE Day and «our greatest generation» on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, despite the fallout from Prince Harry’s shocking interview, palace sources have revealed.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, sat down for a bombshell interview after he was left unhappy when the Court of Appeal rejected a bid to restore his police protection – which was stripped when he turned his back on the Royal Family for a life in Los Angeles. Prince Harry revealed his dad would not speak to him and controversially admitted he did not know «how much longer my father has» left amid the King’s battle with cancer.
Buckingham Palace sources have revealed that King Charles and the other working royals would not let Harry’s shocking BBC interview disrupt their celebrations and memorials set for the upcoming historic weeks.
A Buckingham Palace aide said: “The King, Queen and other members of The Royal Family are much looking forward to all the week’s VE Day events, when they will unite with the rest of the nation and those across the Commonwealth and wider world in celebrating, commemorating and giving thanks to the wartime generation whose selfless devotion duty and service should stand as an enduring example to us all – and must never be forgotten.”
Royal sources reiterated the King and senior royals’ focus on events, adding: «Nothing will detract or distract from celebrating with full cheer and proud hearts that precious victory and those brave souls, on this most special and poignant of anniversaries.»
King Charles is set to deliver a historic speech from Horse Guards Parade, in London, 80 years after his grandfather George VI announced the end of World War Two. At 9pm on May 8, the King will deliver a live address to the nation at a concert to conclude the national VE Day commemorations.
The concert, broadcast live next Thursday on BBC One at 8pm, will include performances, readings and poignant moments that will tell the story of VE Day and the nation’s reaction to the end of the Second World War 80 years ago. More than 12,500 people are expected to be in attendance, including a number of Second World War veterans.
Despite this excitement for the historic week of events to celebrate the defeat of fascism, the royals have been hit with a public bid for reconciliation from Prince Harry. In his BBC interview, Harry 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.»
The Duke of Sussex also said he felt as though he could not being his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK to know their heritage. He told the BBC: «I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point. The things they’re going to miss, well, that’s everything.
«I love my country, I always have done. Despite what some people in that country have done. I miss the UK, of course I do.» He added: «I think that’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.»
This TV interview was a stark contrast to the Sussex’s shock sit down with Oprah Winfrey, during which the alleged a member of the family was concerned about the son Archie’s skin tone before he was born. Then the duke claimed in his controversial memoir, Spare, that William had physically attacked him and that the King put his own interests above Harry’s and was jealous of Meghan.
