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Prince Harry tells Good Morning America he does not think it is possible for his family to return to UK as working royals

Prince Harry says he does not think it will ever be possible for his family to return to the United Kingdom as working members of the Royal Family as it would be "unsurvivable". 

His comments during an interview with Good Morning America are the latest in a string of admissions from the Duke of Sussex promoting the release of his autobiography Spare. 

The book details why he and his wife, Meghan Markle, decided to step back as working royals in 2020 and move to California.

When asked whether he could see his family returning to the United Kingdom and working as royalty he said "I don't think it is ever going to be possible". 

"Even if there is an agreement, or an arrangement between me and my family, there is that third party that is going to do everything they can to make sure that isn’t possible,” he said implying that he was referring to the British media. 

“Not stopping us going back, but making it unsurvivable, and that is really sad because that is essentially breaking the relationship between us."

The interview with Michael Strahan on Good Morning America follows interviews with ITV in the UK and the US version of 60 Minutes. 

However, Prince Harry said he was open to having an influence in another way. 

"If there was something in the future where we can continue to support the Commonwealth then that is of course on the table," he said.

During his interviews, Prince Harry has detailed his complex relationship with his brother Prince William following allegations in the book William grabbed him by the collar and pushed him to the floor in 2019.

Prince Harry told Good Morning America he believed his mother, Princess Diana, would be "sad" and "heartbroken" about his current relationship with William. 

Prince Harry said the people Prince William employed had broken a pact that the brothers had.

"I think she [Princess Diana] would be heartbroken about the fact that William, his office, were part of these stories," he said

"William and I made a pact, made a deal, that no matter what we would never let our offices fight against each other." 

Prince Harry said he felt he needed to release his book because "for historical reference the truth needs to be there". 

"The only way that I can protect us and the only way I can correct those mistruths is by writing something — the truth — in one place," he told Good Morning America. 

"I fully accept that writing a book is feeding the beast anyway."

He said he does not believe he could have peace with his family "unless the truth is out there".

"There is a lot that I can forgive, but there needs to be conversations in order for reconciliation and part of that has to be accountability," Harry said. 

The royal family has not responded to comments made in the interviews in the lead-up to the release of Prince Harry's book or in relation to Prince Harry and Meghan's Netflix series which was released in December. 

However, 60 Minutes journalist Anderson Cooper said the palace had "demanded" they be provided with the interview before it aired when the program reached out for comment.

Cooper said "[it's] something we never do". 

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