CBS and ITV probably didn’t predict that Prince Harry’s Spare would begin leaking early, and both channels thought they would at least have a day or two of focus on their respective interviews with Harry. Whoopsie! But I’m still going to watch and cover the interviews, which I suspect will be very different in tone. Tom Bradby is the interviewer for ITV’s 90-minute interview with Harry, which will air on Sunday. ITV has released another teaser/clip:
“The door is always open.”
Prince Harry sits down for an exclusive interview with Tom Bradby this Sunday at 9pm on ITV1.
Harry: The Interview | Watch on ITV1 or stream on ITVX at 9pm on Jan 8.@tombradby #ITV #ITVX pic.twitter.com/dJotkK7pOz
— ITV (@ITV) January 5, 2023
Bradby is aiming for “fair broker” even though Prince William reportedly cut him off and made Bradby persona non grata in royal circles. Bradby asks Harry if he’s now invading his family’s privacy, to which Harry responds: “That would be the accusation from the people that don’t understand – or don’t want to believe – that my family have been briefing the press… I don’t know how staying silent is ever going to make things better.” You tell ‘em, King Harry. He said: they opened up their pieholes about me for years, so turnabout is fair play.
Hilariously, Bradby also asked Harry if he will go to his father’s coronation if he’s invited, and Harry tells Bradby: “There is a lot that can happen between now and then. But, you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court. There is a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they are willing to sit down and talk about it.” LMAO. He even chuckles a bit as he says it too. And finally, Bradby asks if Harry still believes in the monarchy, and Harry says “yes,” then he’s asked if he will play a part in the monarchy’s future, and Harry says “I don’t know.”
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If Harry does go then I truly hope Meghan doesn’t. He is way too forgiving towards his rotten family. Meghan stay home dear that vipers nest ain’t it.
If he goes, she going to be there to support him even knowing that she will be abused by the family and the press. But if I had to guess I think they won’t be there.
He’s making attendance conditional, and he’s already laid out the conditions, an apology and accountability, which he doesn’t expect to get. The chuckle says it all.
@ Amy Bee At this stage Harry shouldn’t subject Meghan to anymore hostility. If he wants to go he can get support from his therapist. Harry can handle his vile family just fine, Meghan shouldn’t give the BM a single coranation coverage.
@Noki: He may very well tell her not to go but I think she would say she wants to be there for him. If they get the apology and accountability whst would the valid reason for staying away? But at this stage I don’t see either them going to the coronation.
I thought he was holding out for security, paid for by him? He wants the right to travel in and out of the country as he wishes, not palace directed conditional security. If it is accountability he’s after I’m glad he has both the love of his wife and a therapist
Noki 100% with you
Harry is still too attached to that family. I don’t see how they would go to the coronation after Clarkson.
After Oprah, after Clarkson, after SPARE, after exposing Brutewilly’s suppressed MMA talents: going to the Coronation would be uncautionable. Any “accident” can happen to Harry and Meghan there. The death rate of the Crown’s whistleblowers has been known to be significantly higher than any national average.
“MMA Brutewilly”
Sorry but I laughed my ass off 😂👏
Can’t wait for 60 Minutes! I’m really hoping I’ll be able to watch the Bradby interview on YouTube or something. Harry’s cagey answer about the Posh Coronation is nevertheless pretty clear — no, unless the RF takes measures to rectify some of the abuse Harry and Meghan endured at their hands.
It’s too bad that he still believes in the monarchy. He needs to learn more history written by non-British historians. The British ones tend to do things like pretend Henry VIII was somehow good, rather than one of the most evil men ever to live.
I think he believes in the POTENTIAL of the monarchy. It could be used as a force for good instead of a way to enrich one family. Like they said in the documentary, if they are going to have the white hot spotlight, let’s use the spotlight for something positive.
They’ve always had that potential. They’ve never used it and never will. I love fairy tales more than most people, but I understand that they’re fiction. In reality, there are no good monarchs.
He and Meghan seem to have really believed the monarchy was about service, rather than service being the excuse for them to keep their positions.
Diana did. Diana realized how to use her unbelievable fame and all the attention she got in the media to bring about positive things, like humanising HIV patients.
it might be hard to fully comprehend how earth shattering it was back then when she went into AIDS wards and hugged the patients. they were seen as less than human, and also scary and dangerous – like how lepers were treated.
she also worked for land mine mitigation, and was actively anti racist. Diana broke the mold and Harry is very much his mother’s son. the ghost of Diana is alive and well with Harry. and I love this for the BRF!
the rest of them are a bunch of worthless tossers, it is true.
I agree about more non-British historians, but also….I think we kind of need to go easy on him in this regard. In 5 years his answer to that question may be very different. He’s already unpacked so much emotional trauma and damage, and I think he hasn’t really gotten to the question of the monarchy. For Harry, for the majority of his life, the monarchy = his grandmother. Of course he believed in her. With Charles at the helm its a very different monarchy and I think a lot of people may change their minds about it, and Harry may be one of them.
Also, I think we need to employ common sense on why he wouldn’t say NO. He and his family are already the victims of death threats and harassment. Can you imagine the level of vitriol he and they would get if he said that he didn’t believe in the monarchy?
I agree with you, Becks and Ameerah.
I’m an American, so it comes easy to say “burn the monarchy.” Harry may believe monarchy can be used for good; I fundamentally disagree with that. But that’s a discussion for another post, and likely another blog.
That said, we’re putting too much on Harry to expect him to be anti-monarchist. He is processing past traumas, still going through trauma… on this incredible global stage. Like, the poor guy needs a chance to breathe, tell his story, and continue processing. I honestly don’t expect him to ever be anti-monarchist (I think he and Meghan are too naive to realize that philanthropy is a band-aid to a problem colonialism & monarchy created and perpetuate). But also that’s okay if he’s not ever anti-monarchist? One person isn’t going to take the monarchy down. Harry isn’t a “Mueller Time” meme that will bring down the house of cards. He can definitely shake its foundations, but the actually dismantling of the monarchy lies with British government & people.
He’s been a part of the monarchy his whole life. How do people expect him to say he doesn’t believe in his entire existence? The institution he was born into, the one in which his entire family is still enmeshed in, in which his mother died? I just don’t think it’s realistic to think he can fully disassociate with that…it’s enough he’s identified the flaws and carved out a new path for himself independent of the institution.
@Becks, I agree about going easy – Harry has been concerned with his own situation and story, and the monarchy as a whole is very much not within that scope.
Put another way, he can tell his own story and change the things he has control over, and his responses to the things he doesn’t control, and that’s what he has been doing. It seems to me he and his wife have got a very clear and realistic view of where those boundaries are. They don’t include being responsible for the whole system.
It makes all the sense in the world to me. He wasn’t a spectator of the monarchy, he was the monarchy. Growing up, all he’s seen is the British public being very deferential and accomodating to eveything they do. Five years is not yet enough to unlearn all that and mistreatmenting people is as part of the monarchy as titles. He’s got a lot to unlearn, they’re all he knows.
The monarchy is so tied to the UK, that saying he’s anti-monarchy would be viewed as anti-UK.
Interesting that he says he still believes in the monarchy. What part? It’s all so steeped in bigotry, theft and snobbery. I just see an abusive father/family who don’t want to be questioned or challenged in any way. Going to the coronation can’t be a way to mend anything if the other party sees nothing wrong with their past or current behavior/abuses.
The problem is that the monarchy isn’t just an institution of many people, it’s just Charles, Cam, William and Kate.
If he says he still believes in the monarchy, then he believes in these four people. And these people are worse then evil.
The question is, WHAT about the monarchy does Harry believe in? ‘Cause it seems like it’s been the source of horror, degradation, destruction, colonizing, subjugation, backstabbing, murder, and thievery for its entire existence.
I really hope there is a follow up to that question. I’m guessing the answer would be something about all the good it can do, shine a light on issues/causes like Diana tried to do. Still tho, to say he still believes in that institution….
Right… except you don’t need monarchy to shine a light on issues or causes. H&M are doing that outside of the royal family so are proving in this very moment you don’t need monarchy for philanthropy. you can just do philanthropy.
as others have said, harry has a lot to unlearn. is he ever going to get to the point of advocating for reparations? probably not. we can all support harry through his personal journey even if his politics remain a bit more conservative than our own (or what we would hope out of him).
“And finally, Bradby asks if Harry still believes in the monarchy, and Harry says “yes,” …”
I hope that Harry realizes at some point that it’s not just the press, but also the institution of the monarchy itself that is a problem.
I feel like Bradby is still trying to protect the monarchy with his line of questioning. He was a royal correspondent after all. I hope that’s not true and it’s just how they cut the promo. But I like Harry’s answer about the invasion of privacy. The family had no respect for his privacy so why should he have for theirs. Him remaining silent is only protecting the Royal Family not himself.
As I said below, if Tom doesn’t ask these types of questions, the tabloids would have them as their screaming headlines. This way Harry is able to answer them and hopefully get ahead of the tabloids nonsense.
Of course Harry says he believes in the monarchy. He’s not stupid. If he says no, he’ll really be attacked. So let’s not jump on him for thar answer.
It’s the only answer he could have given. Not only to protect him from attacks but for people to listen to his story.
Well said. I think he is being cautious with some of his responses. I shudder to think that deep inside he believes in this system where one family is the ultimate figurehead of a kingdom. forever. That’s gross.
“My family have been briefing the press” – there we have it. Not the institution, not the press office, the comms team – my family. There’s no going back from this. Bravo Harry!
I think iTV is definitely cutting these clips more than CBS is – 60 minutes has been showing 30 second or so extended clips, of one question and answer, and iTV is cutting and splicing all these questions and answers, so there is less context.
I love his answer about privacy. I loved Meghan’s too to Oprah, and their spokesperson’s response to the docuseries – how they never said they wanted complete privacy – but I love how here he’s just calling it out. “well they’ve been invading my privacy every day and refuse to stop, soooo….”
I’m rather glad that Tom is taking this tactic in this interview. By asking these questions, questions that the tabloids would have as screaming headlines, Harry has a chance to get ahead of them and answer them succinctly and honestly. I really think that by being asked tougher questions, it will continue to prove the accuracy and honesty of Meg and Haz’s experiences within the family.
His beloved grandmother just died and she represented the monarchy for 70 years. I can understand why he might not be in a place to answer (or feel) otherwise. If I were in that situation, I’d imagine I’d feel incredibly disloyal for even thinking it.
When you live someone unselfishly, you don’t trash their legacy.
He will not attend the coronation without receiving an apology and His family changing their behavior. That won’t happen. Harry will be celebrating his son’s birthday in CA.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Harry believing in the monarchy. He’s not specific but he probably means the potential of it, that it needs to change/improve. I can’t imagine that Harry and Meghan would go to the coronation. Nothing with Charles and William has changed. Also it’s more of a ceremonial event than a family one.
Disappointing but not surprising that he says he still believes in the Monarchy, otherwise they would have dropped their titles already and not required birth rights ( security or not) for their children.
i think its far easier for us to sit on our high horses and to say he should denounce it, given that we have never experienced even an iota of the privilege that comes from being a royal. He does and ultimately he doesn’t want to lose all of it. it’s only human nature and perhaps we should stop projecting our anti monarchy ideals on him
I’m not “projecting” anything. I just like when people with big platforms think the same way I do about important things. It’s understandable that he doesn’t, and I hope he changes his mind. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s not just about his own titles. It’s about the fundamental structure of the UK. The monarchy is the head of state. There’s no fully written constitution. It would be like an American saying they don’t support representative government. Getting rid of the monarchy isn’t just telling Chuck and co to pack suitcases and move out–it’s a fundamental restructuring of the entire British political system. For Harry to say he doesn’t support the monarchy would completely change the conversation about his book. Harry can support the idea of monarchy as it should ideally function, and critique the cronyist, corrupt institution the Windsors have created. Just like Americans can support the idea of representative government and critique our governments limitations.
Honestly before details of his book leaked, i would have agreed with you. Now im not so sure. He has written a book that spared no details of anything, gone scorched earth on his father and brother. If his opinion of the monarchy had the subtlety that many here project on to him, i think he would have clarified that himself. The harry in the book doesn’t give a damn about offending anyone.
Given how upset he is at the special treatment given to the heir vs himself and not royalty vs the rest if us makes me think he is a supporter of the monarchy as we know it and not some sort of unicorn idealised version of it. I mean even the thought “how a monarchy should function ideally “ is bizarre. There should be no monarchy.
Looks like he’s making the rounds. Just saw clips from his GMA interview with Michael Strahan that’s going to air on ABC Monday.
Can’t wait to hear it all.
He’ll also appear via remote on Stephen Colbert’s show on Tuesday.
I go back and forth on Harry’s answer. On one hand, it is completely opposite to his life choices. If he believed in the monarchy, he would have played his position. The job was to endure the abuse, be his violent brother’s shield.
On the other hand, it’s the safe and correct answer because a lot of Britons want to maintain the social order. There are independent movements in Scotland and Wales that are only getting stronger and stronger by the day. The Tories are desperate to keep power while gutting services and overtaxing middle and low income people. There’s Brexit, the result of English delusions misguided efforts to assert the cultural identity of a United Kingdom. I know there are polls, but the truth is A LOT of people–regular and powerful–are invested in the monarchy, it’s not just about the Windsor family.
His real beef is with William so I can see why he would want to attend an event his father was born for.
Harry’s not going and he knows it. He knows pigs will fly before anyone in that family takes accountability for anything. He is willing to forgive if they take accountability but I don’t think he expects it to happen.
I so hope they won’t go and all coronation articles will revolve around their absence and last paragraphs will say “oh, and this Chuck guy got the crown”.
After everything the RF has done to H&M – and continues to do – I can’t believe H would even consider attending the coronation. We’re not talking petty spats between family members. This is an ongoing display of abuse and absolutely vile behavior. Why would he go back there?!
I can think of lots of reasons — from not wanting his father to feel/seem/be publicly humiliated, to not wanting to possibly permanently block a door that’s closing shut for himself or for his children.
I think we’re all coming at this from our own experiences— and most of us likely can’t really understand Harry’s experiences from our own perspectives. I, personally, believe that very few things are black and white, and that many things can be salvageable— even if they can’t be salvaged in a healthy way just now.
I wonder how many people, furious that Harry hasn’t made some public definitive break with his entire family and prior way of life, are doing so surrounded by the comforts and security of of their own families. I wonder how many of those who believe that Harry should voluntarily shrug off the titles for his very young children truly know what these titles can bestow, and have any genuine sense of who these kids are and what they might need or want 20 or even 50 years from now.
tldr: I’m informed by my own experiences and perspectives. Good on Harry for his courage and his candor.
The more time drags on the less he is likely to go. Why should he go there where he is required to bow and his wife to scrape and grovel when they can stay here in America where they don’t have to engage in any of that demeaning cosplay?
Yeah for real. I’d be surprised and disappointed if they went.
I really wouldn’t bother coming. For their security. Because of the way they’ve been treated. And also because the ceremony is so unnecessary and outdated. Given the state the country is in, this economically draining pomp is the last thing I’d want to be associated with.
Gonna say the same thing I said about going to the jubilee. “Don’t do it. It’s a trap!!!”
Yep agreed they will never miss out on a chance to abuse Harry
I’ll bet my left arm they will be at the Coronation and continue to use their titles, even though Harry will look like a hypocrite.
Vals, well, Harry kinda hasta use his titles. You have to think of his birth certificate. Harry and Meghan offered to give up their Sussex title when they proposed 1/2 in and 1/2 out. That was not required by QE2. What is even more enlightening is that they were not requested to relinquish their titles at the 1-year review. QE2 gave them the Sussex titles and clearly she wanted them to keep them. I think we can all agree that Harry loved his Grandmother. I’m sure it would feel like a betrayal to her to give up those titles now. It wasn’t what she wanted. Let’s not forget that Harry will still be Prince Harry. That’s not going to change.
What I find the most interesting of people shouting GIVE UP YOUR TITLES is the fact that the Netflix docuseries was called Harry & Meghan. They are known through their Archewell Foundation. They aren’t really using their titles. That’s what really burns people’s toast, isn’t it? They are showing everyone that they don’t need the titles for success. People know them as Harry and Meghan. I believe I remember that the Palace had Archie’s birth certificate changed so that Meghan’s given name was removed, and it lists Archie’s mother as HRH the Duchess of Sussex. That was done deliberately by the palace. Clearly, they don’t want those titles removed either.
is that really true though? Who exactly is forcing him to keep on using them now that he is in the US and he has first name recognition? The book has “Prince Harry” written in bold on the cover. Plenty of celebrities change their names, this is hardly a matter of birth certificate.
No, i think the reality is that Harry does want to keep his association to the Monarchy, it is as simple as that. We can only speculate as to the reason WHY he wants to keep that association. I believe that he is knows first hand the privileges that comes with it and doesnt want to lose that or deprive his children of them.
i am against the monarchy but that is easy for me to say given that i have never benefited from it in any way, would i say the same if i had experience of it and the doors that it opens to lucrative contacts and contracts ?