If the relationship between Prince Harry and Charles III began to really deteriorate when Prince William’s brother announced his departure from the royal family in 2020, a few years earlier, the Duke of Sussex had already “disappointed” the king, at the start of his relationship with Meghan Markle. In the book Finding Freedom : Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Familypublished in 2021, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand tell that Camilla Parker Bowles’ husband was “collapsed” when his youngest son publicly formalized his relationship with the former star of the series Suitsbecause at that time, media coverage of his tour to the sovereign Persian Gulf state was overshadowed by the announcement of Kate Middleton’s brother-in-law.
The authors also specify that Prince Harry warned Charles III only 20 minutes before the statement confirming his relationship with Meghan Markle was made public. “The Clarence House team, who had spent months organizing Prince Charles’ tour in the hope that it would receive significant coverage, were devastated,” write the two royalty experts.
>> PHOTOS – Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry: discover their physical evolution
Charles III and Prince Harry: their quarrel seriously harms the monarchy
Since Prince Harry’s departure from the United Kingdom, his relationship with Charles III has continued to deteriorate. If Archie and Lilibet’s father visited his father last February, when he announced his cancer, the two men would no longer really have contact. During his last trips to English soil, Meghan Markle’s husband was not received by the king… Proof of a major divide. However, it is important that father and son reconcile, as an acquaintance of the British royal family tells Tatler. “The status quo of broken family ties cannot and must not continue for the sake of the monarchy. They must find a compromise. This stalemate cannot continue. People will grow impatient that no one is trying to ‘make things right’explains the insider. To be continued…
Photo credits: Zuma Press / Bestimage
