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While many members of the British royal family are reported to have harsh feelings about Prince Harry’s departure in 2020, it seems he has an unlikely ally who believes he is really “suffering” behind the scenes.
Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy recently told FOX News that he believes Harry is going through a really tough time and his solo outing to the coronation of King Charles III. proves this. “I was a little sad when I saw him arrive alone at the coronation of King Charles…because he’s still the son of the King of England,” he said. “I am sure he is suffering greatly from what is happening.”
Adding his take on Harry’s controversies, Filiberto said, “I think private matters should be kept private in families.”
“I know how it feels to be part of a royal family and to have that blood in you. I’ll be the last one trying to judge people because I’ve also done things that were, shall we say, totally out of protocol. I wanted to present myself to the Italian people,” he said. “So I did TV, I accept everyone and the only thing I want is happiness so they can [(raise) their children in another life. And in the end, we’ll see who was right and who was not.”
For those that may be unaware, the similarities between Filiberto and Harry are quite apparent. For instance, they’ve both been embroiled in controversies in the past decade and have abdicated in some way.
Filiberto’s first controversy was back in 2015, when he and aristocratic journalist Beatrice Borromeo were in a legal battle. Borromeo broke a story on Filiberto’s father’s confession related to Dirk Hamer’s death, to which Filiberto sued for defamation. He was in another major controversy three years later when he tried to launch a political campaign that would restore the Italian monarchy to its “former glory,” according to SCMP.
And much like how Harry abdicated in 2020, Filiberto abdicated his claim as heir apparent and gave his place in the line of succession to his daughter Princess Vittoria of Savoy, per UNILAD.
Now, as for what Filiberto thinks about the Spare author’s choices, he simply ended the interview by saying, “… You grew up to be like this. But you know, it’s [their] choice and God bless them. And I hope they will have a wonderful life.”
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