Reconciliation between father and son does not seem to be in sight.
Next week Tuesday, November 14th, King Charles III. 75 years old. The special birthday will be celebrated with a festive evening banquet at Clarence House in London. His younger son Prince Harry (39) is also invited to the celebration, but as it has now become known, the Duke of Sussex has canceled – and there are apparently several reasons for that.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have been married for five years. In March 2020, the couple moved to the USA
Five years ago, Prince Harry and his wife moved Duchess Meghan (42) even went on their honeymoon so that they could attend the party in honor of his father Charles’ 70th birthday. But he has now canceled an invitation to celebrate his 75th birthday, reports the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
A royal rumble that makes it clear how deeply broken the relationship between the king and his son is. Prince Harry had already rejected it in September King Charles III to accompany Queen Elizabeth II (†96) to Balmoral on the anniversary of her death. He was even in Europe at the time.
In 1997, the year Princess Diana (†36) died, Prince Harry (r.) and his brother Prince William (r.) went on hikes with their father Charles
The relationship between father and son has been strained since Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stepped down as official members of the royal family in 2020 and moved their residence to California. But the two are said to barely have any contact now.
One of the reasons is that King Charles III. very disappointed and dismayed by Harry’s comments Scandal book “Spare” (German “reserve”). In his memoirs, published on January 10, he described his stepmother Queen Camilla as “dangerous” and someone who “went above and beyond.” When Prince Harry attended his father’s coronation in May, many thought that they were now getting closer together despite the scandal book, but that was too optimistic.
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Until Friday, King Charles and Queen Camilla were on a state visit to Kenya. Barely back in England, family problems hit the headlines again
In the British newspaper “Telegraph” An insider explained: “Communication between the King and Prince Harry remains pretty poor. They don’t speak much, if at all.” According to the expert, this may be partly because the “workaholic” King Charles III. prefer to communicate by phone or letter rather than via SMS and WhatsApp.
In addition, there are likely to be sensitivities. An insider claims that the Duke of Sussex received no personal congratulations from his brother on his birthday, September 15th Prince William (41) or his father King Charles got it.
Prince Harry’s biography was published on January 10, 2023 and became a bestseller worldwide
In addition, Prince Harry and his wife do not seem interested in reconciling with the royal family. It has just been announced that the British author and journalist Omid Scobie (42) will publish a new book “Endgame” about the British royal family on November 28th. In it, according to the announcement, he writes about “an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to dangerous lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being killed by was betrayed to his own.”
What is explosive is that Omid Scobie is considered a close confidant of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan. Maybe want Prince Harry By canceling the birthday party, he wanted to avoid unpleasant questions about this book.
However, royal fans are likely to be disappointed that this opportunity for a possible rapprochement is not taken advantage of and King Charles III. will celebrate his birthday with family and friends, but without Prince Harry! And he probably won’t see his two grandchildren Archie (4) and Lillibet (2) for a while.