KEY POINTS

  • Paul Burrell disapproved of Prince Harry's move to share his therapy in public because it is supposed to be confidential
  • Princess Diana's former butler said he no longer recognizes Prince Harry because he has seemingly become the center of his own world
  • Burrell believes only Meghan Markle could stop Prince Harry from destroying himself at this point

Prince Harry's public interviews are not beneficial to him, according to Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell.

The Duke of Sussex has made several remarks about the royal family and his life when he was in the U.K, and many felt that it was his way of attacking the royals. In an episode of "The Me You Can't See" that Prince Harry co-produced with Oprah Winfrey, he volunteered to share his therapy on camera, and it was something Princess Diana's pal disapproved of because he felt that it won’t help the royal prince at all.

"There’s no doubt it’s a great idea for Harry to have help and therapy. But therapy is supposed to be confidential – it doesn’t work on the world stage," Burrell told Closer. "Doing what he’s doing is only going to cause him so much more pain."

Burrell has witnessed Prince William and Prince Harry's childhood as he used to work at the palace as the late Princess of Wales' butler. According to him, he no longer recognizes Prince Harry as he is hurting the royal family.

"I don’t recognise him now – he’s almost become the center of his own world. He’s hurting his family and saying things that I really think he’ll regret. Meghan has encouraged him to get therapy and change his way of thinking – but I think he’ll be left broken when this all stops and he realises what he’s done," he added.

Burrell believes that Prince Harry changed because he has "been blinded by Meghan, by her beauty and by this Hollywood world." He said that only the Duchess of Sussex could stop him at this point.

"I think now it could only be Meghan who can stop him from doing these interviews and doing any more damage, and destroying himself," Burrell said. "He won’t heal if he keeps doing this – it’ll make things worse in the long run. I honestly have no idea when it will stop."

Meanwhile, royal biographer Angela Levin, author of "Harry: Conversations With The Prince," felt that Prince Harry's "life is too much for him." She also urged the "dreadful" Prince Harry to stop being a "woke lecturing celebrity."

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Britain's Prince Harry attends the Adam Tower project introduction and global partnership between Booking.com, SkyScanner, CTrip, TripAdvisor and Visa in Amsterdam on September 3, 2019 an initiative led by the Duke of Sussex to change the travel industry to better protect tourist destinations and communities that depend on it. KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP via Getty Images