Prince Harry ‘husband Diana needed’ claims Hazarika

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Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey he saw “history repeating itself”, following the death of his mother in 1997. Royal commentator Ayesha Hazarika has said Meghan and Harry’s interview is a reminder of how the palace “mishandled” Princess Diana’s death. Speaking to the Jeremy Vine Show, Ms Hazarika said: “To me, this is very evocative of how the palace mishandled the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death.

“I think Princess Diana has loomed large over this debacle.

“One of the reasons why Harry, and it’s not just Meghan, is absolutely seized of this agenda because of his mother.

“He sees history repeating itself.

“We know that optic of Harry, that little 12-year-old boy walking behind his mother’s funeral cortege.

“He is seeing history repeat itself and he has been the husband to Meghan that Diana really needed and craved but did not get at the time.

“I feel the way that people who are so quick to dismiss clearly the upset Meghan has gone through.

“I don’t know how she has got through all this.”

Harry and Meghan’s TV interview in which they talked of racism, neglect and feuding inside the royal family is the biggest challenge to the British monarchy this century, but supporters say it will survive, at least while Elizabeth is queen.

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Meghan and Harry’s accusations underscore just how hard the taxpayer-funded institution, which traces its roots through 1,000 years of British and English history, has found it to adapt to a meritocratic world and intense media scrutiny.

The monarchy, headed by Queen Elizabeth, will try to ride out the turmoil and then quietly reform – as it did in the abdication crisis in 1936 when Edward VIII gave up his throne for American divorcee Wallis Simpson, or in the public anger following the death of Harry’s mother.

But there may be lasting damage, and with Britain nearing the end of its second Elizabethan age, a looming conflict of generations.

“This is a grim moment, there’s no doubt, for the family,” a former senior royal aide told Reuters.

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“It’s very easy in these moments – and we are in a moment – to think dark thoughts about the future of the monarchy. I think it’s pretty secure, but there’s no denying that this is a meaningful blow and a difficult crisis for them to navigate.”

Plotting a path out of the crisis will fall to Elizabeth, 94, her son and heir Prince Charles, 72, and his eldest son Prince William, 38, plus a small group of advisers such as the queen’s private secretary Edward Young, 54, and Charles’ private secretary Clive Alderton, 53.

Ultimately the final decision will rest with Elizabeth – effectively chairman of “the Firm” – with input from Charles and William, though they will also have guidance from advisers and could consult Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Those top three royals gathered at Sandringham, the monarch’s country retreat, in early 2020 to hash out a possible compromise for Harry and Meghan as they stepped back from official duties.

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