{"id":1955385,"date":"2025-08-12T06:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1955385"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:02:18","slug":"queen-elizabeth-iis-past-employee-sends-a-message-to-prince-harry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-elizabeth-iis-past-employee-sends-a-message-to-prince-harry\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s Past Employee Sends a Message to Prince Harry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/queen-elizabeth\/\"><strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s former press secretary, <strong>Ailsa Anderson<\/strong>, has some thoughts about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/prince-harry\/\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson worked alongside the late monarch for 12 years, which allowed her to form a close bond with her grandson Harry, 40, as well. The former royal family employee recalled the Duke of Sussex being a \u201cvery warm, engaging and kind person\u201d in the U.K. documentary <em>Prince Harry: My Terrible Year<\/em>, which aired on Saturday, August 9.<\/p>\n<p>Still, that doesn\u2019t mean Anderson doesn\u2019t have some arguably harsh words for the Duke of Sussex amid the royal family\u2019s ongoing fallout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop being the victim and start being the hero of the piece, start writing your own script,\u201d Anderson said in a message to Harry. \u201cI think people are just getting a little bit tired of how Prince Harry thinks the world is against him and how awful his life is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/why-king-charles-refuses-to-talk-to-prince-harry-amid-feud\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/why-king-charles-refuses-to-talk-to-prince-harry-amid-feud\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Why King Charles Won&#8217;t Reach Out to Prince Harry Amid Feud: Expert Explains<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt doesn\u2019t look like King Charles III will be reaching out to Prince Harry soon, at least according to royal expert Christopher Andersen. \u201cIt really does look like Charles is taking the \u2018Keep Calm and Carry On\u2019 axiom to a whole other level, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d Andersen, who has authored multiple books about the royal family, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She claimed that the duke is \u201ctoo impulsive,\u201d which she alluded to being the reason behind some of his recent decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson appeared to be referring to Harry\u2019s bombshell interview with the BBC from earlier this year, in which the duke publicly revealed details about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/prince-harry-king-charles-iiis-ups-and-downs-timeline\/\">his continued feud<\/a> with <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think trust is paramount in every walk of life, if you can\u2019t trust your family, who can you trust?\u201d Anderson also said in the documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Harry has been making headlines for the past few months as the rift between him and his father continues. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harrys-u-k-security-appeal-denied-by-judges\/\">After losing his appeal<\/a> for government-funded security in the U.K., Harry sat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harry-calls-on-king-charles-to-reconcile-amid-rift\/\">down for his BBC interview<\/a> and claimed that Charles, 76, \u201cwon\u2019t speak to me.\u201d (Harry and wife, <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>, lost security protection in the U.K. after they parted ways with the royal family in 2020 and moved across the pond to Montecito, California.)<\/p>\n<p>The duke also shared his wish to reconcile with his family at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love reconciliation with my family. There\u2019s no point in continuing to fight anymore,\u201d Harry said, in part. \u201cLife is precious. I don\u2019t know how much longer my father has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThere have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Harry appeared to be referring to Charles\u2019 ongoing cancer battle. (The king was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer last year.)<\/p>\n<p>There has been talk about the father and son potentially finding a path <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harry-reportedly-makes-peace-offering-amid-king-charles-tension\/\">towards some type of reconciliation<\/a>. However, Harry\u2019s relationship with his brother, <strong>Prince William<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/when-was-the-last-time-prince-harry-saw-prince-william-amid-rift\/\">is something totally different<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Harry\u2019s relationship with his brother <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harry-and-prince-william-feud-a-different-beast-explained\/\">is a different beast<\/a> than his relationship with his father,\u201d royal expert <strong>Kristen Meinzer<\/strong> told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively earlier this month. \u201cBut perhaps if Charles warms more to Harry, William will feel compelled to follow his lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s former press secretary, Ailsa Anderson, has some thoughts about Prince Harry. Anderson worked alongside the late monarch for 12 years, which allowed her to form a close bond with her grandson Harry, 40, as well. 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