Prince Harry’s troubled relationships with the British royal family, the U.K. establishment and the media have played out in public for years.

Prince Harry lost his latest appeal in a lengthy battle to reinstate government-funded security in the UK earlier this week.

This BBC interview with Prince Harry will become one of those famous moments when television collides with the world of the royals. It was like an emotional avalanche. It began with some stones being kicked over with questions about security and then the interview turned into a spectacular release of what seemed to be a rolling mountain of pent-up frustration and a poignant sense of separation.