Prince Harry says he's 'exhausted and overwhelmed' after returning home to UK
Prince Harry is publicly addressing the media after his week at home in the U.K.
The Duke of Sussex opened up to People magazine, telling the outlet he was "exhausted and overwhelmed" from a two-day appeal hearing surrounding the British government's choice to strip him of security while in the country after he stepped back from his role as a working royal in 2020.
The magazine reported that Harry believes that his security was removed to draw him and wife Duchess Meghan back to the U.K. after they retreated to the latter's native California, calling the security issue "difficult to swallow."
Harry told People that his "worst fears have been confirmed by the whole legal disclosure in this case — and that’s really sad."
On April 9, Harry's lawyer warned his life was in danger over the security changes during the prince's two-day visit to London's Royal Courts of Justice for his appeal about changes to his protection in Britain.
"One must not forget the human dimension to this case: there is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security and whose life is at stake," his lawyer Shaheed Fatima told the court as Harry watched.
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It's been a dramatic week for the former working royal.
He was rushed out of court during day two of the hearing after an apparent fan made critical comments about the press, according to People and BBC News. Reps for Harry declined to comment to Paste BN.
The appeal is just one of several legal cases involving the litigious father of two, 40, who has been entangled in more than a half-dozen lawsuits in both the U.S. and England against various media entities.
Harry has long held a particular grievance against the American and British press, anchored in part to his contention that they were to blame for the 1997 paparazzi chase and resulting car accident that killed his mother, Princess Diana, who was trying to flee photographers in Paris.
Harry and Meghan's approach to the media and their handling of the royal exit, which was done in part over the couple's mental health concerns. Harry's lawyers have criticized the decision to revoke his security, pointing to threats from terrorist group Al Qaeda and the couple's own 2023 paparazzi chase after the Netflix stars left a charity event in New York City.
Contributing: Sam Tobin, Reuters