Prince Harry Reveals Why He Doesn't Want To Bring Meghan Markle To The UK

Prince Harry is continuing his fight against the British tabloid media.

The Duke of Sussex spoke about the threats the tabloids still pose for both himself and his family in a new ITV documentary, called Tabloids on Trial, that aired Thursday.

The royal has participated in lawsuits concerning unlawful phone hacking and other intrusions into his private life by members of the media over the years.

I dont think theres anybody else in the world that is better suited and placed to be able to see this through than myself, Harry said in the program. Its still dangerous.

All it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff, to act on what they have read, the royal explained. And whether its a knife or acid, whatever it is these are things that are a genuine concern for me. Its one of the reasons why I wont bring my wife back to this country.

Meghan Markle was last in the U.K. in September 2022, for the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth .

Prince Harry told me one of the reasons he wont bring his wife Meghan back to UK is because he fears a knife or acid attack - triggered by negative tabloid stories.

He was speaking in our documentary Tabloids on Trial. Catch up on ITVX. pic.twitter.com/imTRnmQI50

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Prince Harry told me one of the reasons he wont bring his wife Meghan back to UK is because he fears a knife or acid attack - triggered by negative tabloid stories.

He was speaking in our documentary Tabloids on Trial. Catch up on ITVX. pic.twitter.com/imTRnmQI50
Rebecca Barry (@BeccaBarry) July 26, 2024

Harry also said in the documentary that his fight against the tabloids caused part of a rift with the rest of the royal family.

To what extent do you think your determination to fight the tabloids destroyed the relationship with your family? ITVs Rebecca Barry asked during the program.

Thats certainly a central piece to it, he said. But ... its a hard question to answer, because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse in the press.

Ive made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done, the duke said.

It would be nice if we did it as a family again, from a service standpoint, when youre in a public role, these are the things we should be doing for the greater good.

During the documentary, the prince reiterated that his late grandmother, the queen, was firmly in his corner when it came to taking on the tabloids.

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We had many conversations before she passed, he said. This is very much something she supported. She knew how much this meant to me and shes very much up there going, See this through to the end, without question.

Shes very much up there, going see this through to the end

Prince Harry told our documentary, Tabloids on Trial, the late Queen supports him in his mission against the tabloids.

Catch up on ITVX pic.twitter.com/6QaySj8ROu

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Shes very much up there, going see this through to the end

Prince Harry told our documentary, Tabloids on Trial, the late Queen supports him in his mission against the tabloids.

Catch up on ITVX pic.twitter.com/6QaySj8ROu
Rebecca Barry (@BeccaBarry) July 26, 2024