Royal Family ‘cannot afford to lose’ Harry following prince’s admission on ’emotional connection’ to the UK

The US-based couple announced they would be stepping back as working royal duties in January 2020.

The Duke of Sussex is understood to have a fractured relationship with many senior members of the Royal Family, including King Charles and Prince William.

The Royal Family cannot afford to lose Prince Harry, according to a former ITV star

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Sir Trevor McDonald, former ITV News at Ten star, urged the royals to focus on fixing their broken relationship.

He said: “It’s a great shame that Prince Harry is no longer part of the working monarchy.

“We cannot afford to lose someone so young, so full of energy and so imbued with the charitable instincts that are at the core of our Royal Family.”

The 85-year-old revealed that he had met Harry four times.

He described the royal as “unfailingly friendly, honest and genuine.”

The broadcaster, who was knighted in 1999, told Saga magazine: “I was struck by the similarity to his mother, the late Princess Diana.”

Speaking on Meghan’s role in the firm, McDonald said: “[Meghan] never stood a chance of being accepted”, claiming the reason was that “she is a foreigner: an American, a divorcee, a former actress – and black.”

He added: “Meghan could have brought a new dimension to the monarchy. She was never given a chance to prove herself.”

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped back from working royal duties in 2020

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Meghan has publicly spoken about her struggles while in the Royal Family during a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey and in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex debut Netflix documentary in 2022.

The former broadcaster’s comments follow the duke’s admission on his “emotional connection” to the UK.

Speaking about the Invictus Games returning to the UK for the first time in over a decade, Harry expressed his excitement about bringing the event to Birmingham.

Harry said: “Birmingham for us, is a very, very emotionally connected place.”