Hayler apologises to Princess Andre after family turmoil

Kieran Hayler issues a public apology to Princess Andre following her emotional disclosures on a new reality show.

Hayler apologises to Princess Andre after family turmoil

Kieran Hayler has told the Daily Mail that he regrets his role in the past public breakdown of Katie Price and his marriage to her, following Princess Andre’s emotional revelations in the first episode of The Princess Diaries. The show gives viewers a behind the scenes look at her life as the daughter of Price and Peter Andre, and in it Princess opens up about the period after her mother’s split from Hayler in 2018. She describes a difficult time when she was a child and says she carried heavy worries at a young age, noting that her mother was dealing with her own problems even as the family faced public attention.

In response to those remarks, Hayler said he felt sadness about how things unfolded and expressed a wish to reach out to Princess and offer support. He emphasized the challenge of protecting the children from a highly exposed private life and said he kept in touch with them after leaving the marriage. He also reflected on the hard reality of split families and the long shadow that public scrutiny can cast on children, highlighting that he did his best as a stepfather while acknowledging mistakes.

The episode underscores how reality TV can turn private pain into a public narrative, even when families hope to protect their children. This moment pulls at a larger trend: apologies in public spaces can be a step toward accountability, but they also risk becoming performative if not backed by sustained action. The interplay between ex partners, parents, and their children in a highly visible life creates a tension between privacy and transparency that many families in the public eye face. The long arc here will be whether this public acknowledgement translates into real changes that shield Princess and her siblings from ongoing scrutiny while acknowledging their feelings and needs as they grow up.

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The real measure will be how the family negotiates privacy as attention remains fixed on them.