Expert pinpoints exactly why Harry gave bombshell interview - and why it was a bad idea

Prince Harry’s explosive BBC interview stirred millions around the world with many asking what motivated the decision to sit down with Nada Tawfik.

The Duke of Sussex has told the broadcaster he "would love a reconciliation" with the Royal Family, after admitting he and King Charles no longer speak.

The ousted Prince claimed to be "devastated" after losing a legal challenge over the levels of security he and his family are entitled to while in the UK.

Respected clinical psychiatrist, Dr Raj Persaud has had a stab at reading between the lines and deducing what made the embattled Prince speak with the broadcaster.

“My instinct, given that one of the Duke’s many laments is his ongoing estrangement from the Royals,” Dr Raj Persaud explained.

He added: “Is that his latest public outpouring was in fact an attempt to send a message to the King and other members of his family. With other avenues of communication apparently cut off – he claimed the King will not take his calls – this was quite possibly a bid to garner attention on the public stage in a manner they simply cannot ignore, quite possibly a form of emotional blackmail.”

The Consultant Psychiatrist added that he suspects Harry is subtly telling the monarchy that he is willing to continue making a splash in the media in an attempt to undermine his family.

Dr Persaud continued: “The Duke appeared visibly shocked after losing his legal appeal against a government decision that downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US with the Duchess of Sussex. His emotions were on display.”

"I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” the duke stated during the interview, recorded following May 2’s court ruling.

"There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family. I would love reconciliation with my family.

“There's no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious," said Prince Harry, who said the dispute over his security had "always been the sticking point.”

Dr Persaud observed that Harry had “appeared to have been caught off balance by the result” and was “in denial that his protestation of ‘inferior treatment’ had not convinced the senior judge”

The professional concluded that “yet even though this is a battle he has lost before, he appears unable to move on.”