Prince Harry Wants King Charles, William Back In His Life But Family Allegedly Unwilling To Reconcile

Prince Harry has said he wants to have his father King Charles and older brother Prince William back amid their royal rift.

The Duke of Sussex is set to give interviews with "60 Minutes" and U.K.'s ITV before the release of his highly anticipated book "Spare" next week. In teasers for his upcoming sit-downs, he opened up about his relationships with his father and brother today, nearly three years after he stepped back from royal duties.

"I want a family, not an institution. ... They've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile," he claimed in a teaser for the ITV interview, Us Weekly reported. "I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back."

"It never needed to be this way. The leaking and the planting ... They feel as though it's better to keep us, somehow, as the villains," he claimed, though it was not clear who he was referring to.

Prince Harry's interviews will air Sunday, two days before the release of his memoir.

While speaking to Anderson Cooper, he explained why he and his wife, Meghan Markle, felt compelled to share their truths about their life in the palace after they left the firm. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave up their roles as working royals in 2020.

"Every single time I've tried to [speak] privately, there have been briefings and leakings and planting of stories against me and my wife," Prince Harry claimed in a clip from the sit-down. "You know, the family motto is never complain, never explain, but it's just a motto. ... They will feed or have a conversation with the correspondent. And that correspondent will literally be spoon-fed information and write the story."

The Invictus founder alleged that "there's a lot of complaining and a lot of explaining" for the palace to save face. "So when we're being told for the last six years, 'We can't put a statement out to protect you.' But you do it for other members of the family. ... There becomes a point when silence is betrayal," he claimed.

However, an unnamed source previously told Us Weekly that Prince William was also not comfortable talking to his younger brother for the same reason — the potential leak of the contents of their private conversations.

Shortly after the Sussexes' interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in March 2021, their pal Gayle King said on "CBS Mornings" that Prince Harry spoke to his father and brother following the bombshell interview but that the conversations were "not productive."

The insider claimed that Prince Harry possibly gave King access to their private chats, which only worsened the rift between the royals.

"William was left reeling. He says it was a cheap shot to leak details of their private call and that he twisted the truth," the source told the outlet in April last year, adding that the Prince of Wales felt "uncomfortable" talking to his brother on the phone after King's revelation.

"He's putting himself at risk of the same thing happening again," the source added of William.

Following the release of "Harry & Meghan" on Netflix in December, an anonymous source close to the British royal family told Entertainment Tonight that there was "no trust left" between the Sussexes and the royal family.

"Everyone remains wary" ahead of the release of Prince Harry's book, the source claimed.

Prince Harry's book "Spare" will hit shelves on Jan. 10.