Prince harry has accused members of his family of being complicit in the pain and suffering endured by his wife, meghan. in two television interviews which were broadcast on itv and the american broadcaster cbs he admittted his relationship with his brother and father was strained but insisted he hoped for reconciliation. the palace hasn t commented on either interview, which were given in advance of the official release of prince harry s book spare. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. harry, the interview. what an original name! the themes of the interviews were familiar. fury at the british media, frustration with his own family, pain at losing his mother. during the first interview excerpts from harry s audiobook were played. here, he described seeing photos of the paparazzi as his mother lay dying at the crash scene in paris. they d never stopped shooting her while she lay between the seats,
Of the family and the tabloid press, those certain members have decided to get into bed with the devil. there were at times contradictions and pettiness, perhaps as there are with all family fallouts, but he insisted he still loved his father and brother, and wanted things to be different. one might say, look, you haven t so much burnt your bridges as taken a flame thrower to them by being this honest in the book. they might say to you, look, you ve just destroyed any chance of a reconciliation. well, they ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile up until this point. and i m not sure how honesty is burning bridges. silence only allows the abuser to abuse, right? so i don t know how staying silent is ever going to make things better. that s genuinely what i believe. harry discusses the interview meghan did with oprah winfrey,
This is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. prince harry accuses some of his family of getting into bed with the devil by planting stories in the press, but defends his decision to speak out. well, they ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile up until this point. and i m not sure how honesty is burning bridges. you know, silence only allows the abuser to abuse. uk ministers are meeting health, rail and teaching unions today to try to avert further strikes. it comes amid reports the government could be planning one off payments for health workers. unions still want talks about this year s pay. we will listen, we will talk and we will negotiate and any offers
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