Zara Tindall says the royal family is just like any other, and sometimes that means not everyone gets along.
During a speech at the London Sporting Club on Thursday, May 8, Tindall mentioned to The Sun that the royal family is facing challenges similar to other families. Despite appearances, the family is struggling internally like many others.
“Whether they are relationships, obviously it is very easy to see every day. We’re still very supportive of each other,” she added.
Following Prince Harry‘s recent interview with the BBC, the royal family remains divided. According to Hello! Magazine reporter Emily Nash, King Charles III was only given a very short notice that the interview would be broadcasted.
In an episode of the “A Right Royal Podcast” on Friday, May 9, Nash stated, “There was little prior knowledge at the palace shortly before the interview aired. My understanding is that there may have been subsequent discussions post-broadcast due to the outcome of the case.”
Nash also said King Charles continues to assert that “he could [not] have these conversations” about Prince Harry’s security trial because it “put him in a really difficult, and potentially unconstitutional, situation.”
“He couldn’t be seen to intervene on his son’s behalf or get involved in government matters,” Nash added. “His son is suing His Majesty’s government, you know he needed to stay right out of this situation.”
Harry has stated that he is open to reconciling with his family after losing his legal appeal for government-funded security in the United Kingdom. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have been fighting to regain security since stepping down as senior royals in 2020.
Nash also said that any reconciliation that might have been on the table was trashed after Harry participated in the BBC interview, which aired on May 2. “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” Harry said. “Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
Royal expert Christopher Andersen told Us Weekly exclusively that Harry’s comment on his father’s health likely did not help the situation. (The king has been battling an undisclosed form of cancer since early 2024.)
“He slams his father for interfering in the trial, then says the Palace rigged the outcome, then accuses the Royal Family of not caring about the safety of his wife and children, and winds up declaring that for now he can’t foresee any scenario in which he would take his family to the U.K.,” Andersen, who has written several books about the royal family, continued. “Harry delivered the coup de grace when he said he wanted to bury the hatchet with his father because he doesn’t know how much time the King has left to live.”
