Harry’s interview is an explosive, flame-throwing spectacle

Bombs away! Prince Harry’s mission to dump ordnance on his nearest and dearest continued last night in a riveting interview with Tom Bradby of ITV.

Their explosive tete-a-tete began well for the royal escapologist who described the heart-breaking scene on 31 August, 1997, when Charles (whom he calls ‘Pa’) woke him at Balmoral. ‘Darling boy, mummy’s been in a car crash.’ Harry’s instinct was to rush to her bedside but Pa didn’t mention a hospital visit. And he kept calling him ‘darling boy’ which seemed unusual. Eventually the truth dawned and Harry immediately went into denial. He convinced himself that Diana had faked the accident to escape her hellish life. 

When he reached adulthood, he arranged to be driven at high speed through the Paris tunnel where she died. Later, he learned that William had performed the same experiment in a bid to relive her final moments. This is tragic, harrowing stuff.