Prince Harry hits back when told people in the UK just want him to 'shut up'

Prince Harry has hit back at claims people want him to "shut up" in a bombshell interview with ITV's Tom Bradby.

In the interview, broadcast on ITV, Harry responded after Tom told the Duke of Sussex that the people of the UK just want him to "shut up".

"There are a lot of people in Britain who support you, there are a lot of people in Britain who are annoyed with you and wish you would shut up and stop talking about it and leave it," Tom said to Harry.

In response, Harry asked: "Stop talking about what?"

Harry responded after Tom told the Duke of Sussex that the people of the UK just want him to 'shut up' (PA)

"The issues that you’ve raised during the course of this interview, you know, not talk about your family, not talk about the press, not talk about all these things and I think there are some people in the middle who are listening but kind of think ‘He does seem to spend a lot of time looking back, not looking forward," Tom replied.

"You're like, fine, you wanted to leave the family, start a new life, that’s great, good for you, but is there a danger that you're looking back too much do you think? Do you worry about that for yourself," he went on to ask Prince Harry.

In response, Harry insisted that telling his story again and again was 'essential' to him, insisting that he doesn't intend on stopping anytime soon.

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"We always knew that these two projects, both the Netflix documentary and the book, you know, one being our story and one very much being my story, they were look-back projects," Harry clapped back.

"They were necessary, they were essential for historical fact and significance. I don’t want my kids or other people of that age growing up thinking ‘Oh wow, this is what happens’, like no that’s not what happened. This is what happened."

Harry went on to insist that there are 'two sides to every story' when it comes to him and the Royal family.

Harry insisted that 'there are two sides to every story' when it comes to his rift with the Royal family (PA)

"There are two sides to every story, so you know, it's been – it's been a painful process, cathartic at times, but going back over old ground to be able to get these projects right has taken a lot of energy. And there's a lot of relief now that both these projects have been complete, and now we can focus on looking forward and I'm excited about that.

"So, no I'm not stuck in the past and I will never be stuck in the past."

Harry: The Interview is available to view on ITVX