Prince Harry has been met with sympathy by one royal (Image: Getty Images)Prince Harry has received a public declaration of sympathy from a European royal who says she “feels sorry” for the King’s youngest son. Princess Delphine of Belgium spoke about the prince’s family feud with the rest of the monarchy when appearing on It’s Reigning Men podcast, and said “understands” the Duke of Sussex and “feels sorry for him” as “everyone is bullying him”.
In a new interview on the It’s Reigning Men podcast, the princess empathised with Harry, saying: “I do follow a little bit of Harry because Lady Diana was just part of my life when I was in England… Then she had these children and everything, and then this death was just horrible…
“I feel very sorry for Harry because I think that was traumatic for him.I think Harry suffered so much, and I think he was traumatised and it’s coming out now.” Speaking about Harry’s controversial demands for UK security, despite now living in the US with Meghan Markle, the princess offered her own perspective on the situation.
She said: “This thing about security. I think it’s to do with what happened to his mother.
Princess Delphine has publicly defended Harry(Image: Getty)“I understand the guy. He’s just traumatised. And I understand, so he’s doing these things, and everybody’s bullying him, but not thinking about his trauma. And I just find it terrible because he’s just been kind of left.”
Princess Delphine is the half-sister of King Philippe of Belgium, and the illegitimate daughter of the former monarch, King Albert II who had a near 20 year affair with Delphine’s mother, the Express reports.
After winning a court case for a DNA test which proved his paternity, Delphine was victorious in a separate landmark ruling five years ago which allowed her to be titled a princess and styled as ‘Her Royal Highness’
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Although Princess Delphine insist iit’s “still not right” she’s not included in the line of succession to the Belgian throne.
It comes amid reports that the Duke of Sussex is on the brink of reconciling with his father King Charles.
Harry’s relationship with the rest of the Royal Family has been strained since he quit the Firm in 2020 and relocated to Montecito, California with wife Meghan.
However, Prince Harry has recently been quite vocal about his desire to mend ties with his father and older brother, Prince William.
A meeting reportedly took place just last week between Prince Harry’s chief communications officer, Meredith Maines, and King Charles’ communications secretary, Tobyn Andreae.
Liam Maguire, the Sussexes’ UK PR representative, was also reportedly in attendance at the London meeting.
The private meeting was said to have been in casual conversation over “informal drinks” on the sun-soaked terrace of the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL), a private member’s club known for fostering international friendships.
It comes as a “significant step” in reuniting the estranged father and son.