In the event that Prince Harry makes his rare trip to England for the funeral of his uncle Robert Fellowes, he is hoping to have the opportunity to meet his father, King Charles III.
The Duke of Sussex, who is 39 years old, made a hasty trip to the United Kingdom in order to attend the memorial ceremony that took place on Wednesday, August 28, in Norfolk, England. His brother, Prince William, who is no longer in the relationship with him, was also present at the funeral.
On Friday, August 30, royal journalist Dan Wootton stated that King Charles, who is 75 years old, is afraid about Prince Harry losing the Netflix deal and coming cap in hand asking for a cash handout if they meet for his son’s hoped-for reunion.
“But the risk is with the monarch, weakened as he continues to suffer from serious cancer, under pressure from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and always more open to a ceasefire in order to live an easier life in his twilight years,” Dan stated, as per In Touch Weekly.
The second son of King Charles had not seen his father in person since a brief visit on February 6, when Prince Harry came to London due to the fact that the king had disclosed the day before that he had been stricken with cancer.
According to Dan, even that brief reunion was fraught with tension, and things continue to be tense between father and son. Phone calls have not been returned, and the in-person meeting that took place after his cancer announcement was moved to Clarence House rather than Sandringham so that it could be limited to less than half an hour between King Charles and Prince Harry.
According to the journalist, the duke’s expectations for a reunion appear to have been dashed as a result of the fact that in recent months, King Charles has finally understood that interacting with Prince Harry is an impediment to his recuperation. Queen Camilla has provided King Charles with smart encouragement about this realization.
While the duke is looking forward to getting back together with his father, his brother William, who is 42 years old, is not in the same boat. According to The Sun, the siblings who had been estranged from one another sat near the back of St. Mary’s Church. On the other hand, the brothers did not sit in the same seat as one another.
“William and Harry were both there but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance,” an unnamed source told the publication in an article published on Thursday, August 29.
“I didn’t know they were there. They arrived very discreetly,” another unidentified insider shared. Since their aunt, Lady Jane Fellowes’ husband, had passed away on July 29th, the siblings had been in a state of sadness since his passing. Princess Diana, the mother of the brothers, passed away, and Jane is the older sister of the girls.
With the intention of demonstrating her support, Lady Jane was present at the Invictus Games Foundation 10th Anniversary service that took place at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 8. This event took place when Prince Harry returned to London. On the other hand, there were no members of the royal family there.
On the other hand, it does not appear that King Charles and Prince William were made to purposely ignore Prince Harry. The two were both occupied with pre-arranged royal obligations, with William holding investitures at Windsor Castle and Charles hosting the first of numerous yearly garden parties at Buckingham Palace. Both of these events took place simultaneously.
The separation between Prince Harry and his family has been going on ever since he and his wife Meghan Markle resigned from their positions as senior working royals in the year 2020 in order to relocate to California and pursue their independence from The Firm.
During the course of the procedure, the pair participated in a contentious interview with CBS in 2021, during which they expressed their disapproval of the way of life within the royal family. It was then followed by their documentary series “Harry & Meghan,” which launched on Netflix on December 8, 2022, and in which they also made fun of the royal family.
The memoir titled “Spare,” written by the duke, was published in January of 2023. In it, he continued to reveal extremely private information about his family, such as the fact that his brother had not been circumcised and that he had gotten into a physical altercation with Prince William.
