SHOCK: Prince Harry urged to ‘disappear’ after ‘reputation destroyed’
Prince Harry’s court battle ended on Tuesday (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry has been warned that the best thing he could do is “disappear for a year” after his return to the UK last week became so controversial. Before he arrived back on UK soil, the Duke of Sussex’s visit was overshadowed by a bizarre back-and-forth over whether he would stay at Buckingham Palace for the London leg of his trip.
Then, on Tuesday, attention shifted to Harry’s disastrous loss when all 14 of his claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail were dismissed by the High Court. He soon issued a statement on the dismissal, accusing the High Court of a “whitewash”. Along with fellow claimant, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Harry said of the ruling: “It is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected.”
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Speaking after the verdict was published, investigative biographer Tom Bower issued the Duke with a warning over his next steps.
Mr Bower, who released his book, Betrayal: Power, Deceit And The Fight For The Future Of The Royal Family, earlier this year, told the Daily Express: “The best thing he could do is go back to Montecito and disappear for a year and then start again, try again to rebuild relations, but prove that he can be trusted.”
The author added: “I think what the last few weeks of real speculation about what he will or won’t be doing, where he would be staying, whether Meghan is coming, will the children meet their grandfather, all show that he’s completely untrustworthy.
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“Harry is a hypocrite for using the media he claims to hate to leak damaging stories. If he had just handled things quietly, he and Meghan could have had a private family visit. But they didn’t want privacy – they wanted a massive public spectacle for branding and publicity.”
Prince Harry’s UK visit was hugely overshadowed (Image: Getty)
Mr Bower’s comments come after the Mirror reported that Harry is said to be “frantically” trying to secure additional private security to travel with his family.
A royal source told the paper: “While nothing has been ruled out, conversations remain ongoing.”
Another source added: “The King would not pass up the opportunity to spend time with his grandchildren, and if there is a way of making it possible, he will do it.”
It was originally reported that Prince Harry and Meghan hoped to return to the UK together and take their children to meet their grandfather, as they have not seen him since 2022, when they visited for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
However, after the shock back-and-forth over Harry’s stay at Buckingham Palace, with claims that the invitation was “withdrawn” at the last minute, it was decided that Meghan and the couple’s children would stay in Europe, where it is thought they are at their holiday home in Portugal.
