Prince Harry's unexpected movement in the middle of the Buckhingham Palace tsunami: he withdraws his lawsuit against the British media

He Duke of Sussex has withdrawn the lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limitedthe British media against which he launched a judicial war for alleged defamation after the publication of an article in February 2022. A fact that marked a before and after in the prince's relationship with the press and that greatly bothered his father and also his brother Guillermo. This Friday, the lawyers of Harry They have notified their withdrawal in the case.

An unexpected twist in which Harry assumes defeat against the British media and must pay the newspaper's legal costs plus the fees of his own team of lawyers, a total of 873.979 eurosaccording to Daily Mail.

This movement has not gone unnoticed in the United Kingdom, which occurs just hours after Buckingham Palace announced the medical casualties of Kate Middleton and of king Charles III. Many interpret it as a gesture of rapprochement and support from the prince to his father and brother, forced for health reasons to temporarily abandon their duties in the Crown, leaving Camila as its highest representative during the coming weeks. Do they pave the way for Harry's possible return to London in case the king's medical situation and his heir become complicated?

Power vacuum at Buckingham Palace

It was this Thursday when Kensington announced that the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, had undergone surgery abdominal surgery two days before. They added that she would be admitted to the hospital for 10 to 14 days and that post-operative recovery would keep her away from her duties, at least until Easter. The secrecy about the princess's illness has generated great concern and the fact that her husband, Prince William, canceled his entire schedule to be by his wife's side has not helped to believe, as Buckingham Palace sources say, that There are no reasons for the commotion.

But Kate Middleton's loss is not the only one from the British Royal House. Just a few hours after the first announcement, Kensington shared another statement in which he reported that King Charles III would undergo surgery next week for a prostate enlargement. They did not talk, in this case, about the days it will take for the monarch to recover but they do remember that he is 75 years old.

Faced with such a power vacuum, Queen Camilla has assumed her obligations towards the institution and will have the help of Princess Anne and the Dukes of Edinburgh to overcome this. Now, the absence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle It's more painful than ever.