Even after losing his security appeal in the U.K. courts and revealing that King Charles has indeed abandoned him, Prince Harry is not done aiming not-so-subtle digs at the Royal family and confirming that he is dead set on deepening his rift with them – actions that have prompted a renowned British psychiatrist to announce that the prince is “psychologically stuck” and needs help.
In a piece on the Express, Dr. Raj Persaud questions “stability, his motives and even his very sanity” after Harry travelled to Las Vegas for his new initiative for the Diana Award and talked about needing “fearless leadership” in an “apathetic world.” Was he talking about Charles and his refusal to help his son, and how he and Prince William lack even an ounce of sympathy for Harry? The consensus is a loud “Yes.”
In the eyes of Persaud, this was “a bid to garner attention on the public stage in a manner they simply cannot ignore, quite possibly a form of emotional blackmail.” Apparently, Harry’s alleged mission is to be as “damaging” to the Royal family as possible until they start to take him seriously.
“Yet as he restated his position again and again, he appeared psychologically stuck, so convinced of the logic and morality of his position that he couldn’t seem to grasp that, even if he is right, he is still not getting what he wants.”
In Persaud’s opinion, this reaction is based on two points: Harry’s past as where he could get whatever he wanted since he was a senior royal and the fact that “he remains haunted” by what happened to Princess Diana. But apparently, he won’t win anything by “throwing fresh grenades” at his father and brother, as it is nothing but “a hasty, ill-thought-out tactic, and one which will certainly not serve to soften differences between the Duke and Palace.”
Since Harry shows no signs of stopping, Persaud believes he “needs help to move on” and if he really wants to, at least have a chance at reuniting with his family, doing that through his “angry media interview” pattern is not the way as it only shows his “trapped mindset.”
Is Harry right in wanting a reinstated, Royal-level security for him and his family, especially when he is willing to pay for it? Most probably, yes. But whether his emotional interviews and revelations about his father are right or wrong, surely he can see that they have not really gotten him any results when it comes to the Royals? They just clam up and keep their distance to ride the storm.
Published: May 8, 2025 10:15 am