Prince Harry teases dark family secrets after painful discovery that 'really hurt'

Prince Harry has admitted to being left "really hurt" after discovering secrets of the Royal Family.

It comes after the prince made clear where his priorities lie following a meeting his father King Charles at Clarence House last week. The royal pair met for the first time as they sat down to heal their rift in a meeting that lasted less than an hour.

Just hours later, Harry gave a wide-ranging interview in Ukraine - which he is visiting with his Invictus Foundation.

He addressed claims that he is "miserable" with his new life out in Montecito, where he lives with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Speaking to The Guardian, he disputed the accusations, saying: "I am very happy with who I am and I like the life that I live."

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However, he went on to reference his ongoing dispute with the Royal Family, hinting that he had uncovered hurtful secrets throughout his long-running feuds with those close to him.

“I have certainly had to deal with some very stressful events over the last four years," Harry said. "There has been the uncertainty and stress of the litigation and finding out certain things that have really, really hurt.”

He also spoke of how his focus over the next year will be on his dad, who has cancer, adding that he wants to be able to see him more often. However, he said he had no regrets for publishing Spare, a tell-all memoir which caused ripples and divides among the royal fold.

“I know that [speaking out] annoys some people and it goes against the narrative. The book? It was a series of corrections to stories already out there. One point of view had been put out and it needed to be corrected,” he told The Guardian in Ukraine.

He added: “I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public. It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear.”

Harry was in Kyiv to promote the work of the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games Foundation (IGF), and to celebrate the recovery and rehabilitation of the thousands of veterans there who have suffered life-changing injuries since the war with Russia began three years ago.

But the dad of two recognised the trip is a gamble, and admitted he doesn’t like posing for staged photographs. The journey - and the engagement with his dad - has, though, left Harry in a position to reflect, he continued.

"I have always loved the UK and I always will love the UK. It’s been good to reconnect with the causes I am passionate about. I have been able to spend some time with people that I have known for so long. It is hard to do it from far away," Harry added. He stressed he does he want to prolong any divisions with his family. However, Harry continued: "You cannot have reconciliation before you have truth."

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