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Susanna Reid accuses Prince Harry of ‘dragging Royal Family into criticism’ in fiery debate with GMB co-host Adil Ray
SUSANNA Reid accused Prince Harry of "dragging the Royal Family into criticism" today during a fiery debate with her Good Morning Britain co-host Adil Ray.
The pair clashed as they spoke about the Duke of Sussex, 36, teaming up with Oprah Winfrey on new documentary The Me You Can’t See.
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In an official trailer for the film, archive footage of Harry standing next to Prince Charles at Princess Diana's funeral airs as a voiceover says: "Treating people with dignity is the first act."
Susanna, 50, and Adil, 47, reacted to the footage on GMB earlier and also listened to a segment of Harry's podcast interview with Dax Shepherd last week, in which he said he wants to "break the cycle" of "genetic pain and suffering" caused by royal parenting.
Turning to GMB guest and journalist Andrew Pierce, who said it was "appalling" that Harry had used images of his mother's funeral in the documentary, Susanna said: "You're dragging your family into criticism aren't you?
"Anyone who goes into therapy is going to be drawn into a discussion but I'm not sure your parents want to hear that discussion.
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She later added: "It’s so personal - I absolutely support him talking about mental health.
"I just think when you divulge all the reasons behind that and drag other people into it, you’re dragging other people into it."
Adil, who backed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moving to the US and speaking about their experience in the Royal Family, completely disagreed with his co-star.
He argued: "The bit about Prince Charles is about 20 seconds, he talks about (the Royal Family) as a more general thing.
"He doesn't want to be a part of the Royal Family since he was 20, he's got the power, he's got the influence, he's saying 'well what can I do?'. He's suffering from mental health. You can't talk about mental health without talking about your personal situation and family situation."
Adil later continued: "Why can't Harry talk about that? Prince William talked about mental health in his documentary. He said when he suffered from mental health he said no one was there to help him ...
"I think it's nothing short of a disgrace the way Prince Harry is treated."
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But Andrew shot back: "This film is trailed as 'Prince Harry' that's what this is all about. Prince Harry flogging his royal connection, his royal lineage, otherwise they wouldn't be interested in him on American TV ... Give up the titles mate."
Royal experts have called Harry's latest interviews a blow for Prince Charles after Harry said he desperately wants to "break the cycle" of "genetic pain and suffering" caused by royal parenting on the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.
Harry also described his former royal life as a mix between The Truman Show and living in a zoo.
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