In a surprising twist amid his escalating feud with the Royal Family, Prince Harry has declared that he has forgiven his stepmother, Queen Camilla.
The bombshell came during Harry’s latest interview with BBC, following his crushing legal defeat in the UK over his security appeal. While the Duke of Sussex opened up about the deep rift between him and his royal relatives, he also revealed something no one expected: a sense of closure.
“There are decisions that have been made, there are things that have happened since 2016 especially, or throughout my whole life,” Harry admitted, adding, “but let’s stick to 2016 — there are things that have happened that I can now forgive. I’ve moved past that.”
Shockingly, the Duke confirmed that this forgiveness extends to his father King Charles, his brother Prince William, and even Queen Camilla — a woman he once publicly accused of manipulating the press for personal gain.
“I can forgive my family’s involvement — my father’s, my brother’s, my stepmother’s,” Harry continued. “I can forgive the press to a large extent as well for so many things that have happened.”
This is a dramatic shift in tone from his 2023 ITV interview, where Harry accused Camilla of leaking private conversations with Prince William and “getting into bed with the devil” — a term he used to describe deals made with the tabloid press.
But even as Harry offers forgiveness to those he once blamed for turning his life into a tabloid nightmare, there’s still one line he says he simply cannot move past.
“What I’m struggling to forgive, and will probably always struggle to forgive, is the decision that was made in 2020 that affects my every single day,” the Duke confessed. “And that is knowingly putting me and my family in harm’s way.”
Harry was referring to the decision by the UK government, supported by the Royal Household, to strip him of publicly funded security following his and Meghan Markle’s royal exit. It’s the very same decision that was upheld in a final ruling by the Court of Appeal earlier this month — a blow that triggered this candid BBC interview.
While Harry insists he’s ready for reconciliation, his continued frustration over the security issue remains a major roadblock. He made it clear that the pain of feeling “unprotected” is still raw, and impacts every decision he makes about bringing his wife and children back to Britain.
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Royal watchers are now parsing Harry’s comments carefully, particularly the part about Queen Camilla. For years, she has been one of the more polarizing figures in his narrative, especially since his explosive memoir Spare portrayed her as calculating and self-serving.
So, why the sudden shift? Some experts believe this “forgiveness” is part of Harry’s ongoing public campaign to reframe his image — from bitter exile to misunderstood truth-teller willing to heal.
Others suggest that Harry may be trying to ease tensions ahead of King Charles’ upcoming public appearances, especially as the monarch continues to battle cancer and tries to steady the family during a turbulent chapter.
Still, not everyone is buying the olive branch. “This interview was supposed to be about moving on, yet he still blames everyone for his pain,” one royal commentator noted. “If he’s truly forgiven Camilla, why did it take a court loss to say it?”
On social media, fans were just as divided. Some praised Harry’s emotional maturity, while others called it damage control in the face of declining public sympathy.
Regardless of his intentions, Harry’s revelation about Camilla marks a major moment in the ongoing saga between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family.
But with security battles still unresolved and relations strained, forgiveness might be just the beginning — not the end — of this royal drama.
