Prince Harry says his crusade against British tabloids has contributed to royal family rift

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Prince Harry says his crusade against British tabloids has contributed to his royal family rift

LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry said his crusade against the British tabloids has contributed to his royal family rift, according to a documentary airing Thursday.

In his most extensive comments since he won a major victory last year when a judge found phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at the U.K.'s Mirror Group Newspapers, the Duke of Sussex told the broadcaster ITV that he wished his family had joined him in his invasion of privacy litigation.

Harry said his ongoing battle with the tabloids in public — becoming the the first senior royal in over a century to testify in court — was a “central piece” to his family fallout.

“The mission continues, but it has, yes, it’s caused, as you say, part of a rift,” Harry said in “Tabloids On Trial.”

Harry, 39, the younger son of King Charles III, broke with the family's attitude of “never complain, never explain” by taking the press to court.

His father opposed his litigation, Harry said in legal filings. He also revealed that his older brother William, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, had secretly settled a complaint against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers for a “huge” sum.

The lawsuits, however, are not the only source of family friction.

Harry literally distanced himself from his kin when he and his wife, Meghan, opted to leave royal life for the U.S. in 2020. They cited intrusions and a racist attitude by the media toward Meghan, who is biracial. The couple later suggested there was racial bias within the royal family, an allegation likely to have further alienated Harry before his memoir, “Spare” removed all doubt there was a division.

The duke said