Prince Harry has been advised to step away from public attention following his recent UK visit and defeat in a privacy case.
After the High Court dismissed the case, the Duke of Sussex released a statement describing the decision as a “whitewash”.
Royal biographer Tom Bower has since argued that Harry should return to California and remain out of the spotlight for some time.
“The best thing he could do is go back to Montecito and disappear for a year and then start again, try again to rebuild relations, but prove that he can be trusted,” Bower told the Daily Express.
He also criticised the intense media speculation surrounding Harry’s visit, including questions about where he would stay, whether Meghan Markle would accompany him and whether their children would meet King Charles.
“I think what the last few weeks of real speculation about what he will or won’t be doing, where he would be staying, whether Meghan is coming, will the children meet their grandfather, all show that he’s completely untrustworthy,” Bower said.
The royal commentator went on to accuse Harry of hypocrisy, claiming that he uses the same media he frequently criticises to generate publicity and circulate damaging stories.
“If he had just handled things quietly, he and Meghan could have had a private family visit,” he said. “But they didn’t want privacy. They wanted a massive public spectacle for branding and publicity.”
Harry recently lost a privacy case involving a British tabloid. During the UK trip, he was also reported to have reunited with King Charles alongside Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
