‘Increasing frustration’ bulding up within royal family over King Charles' refusal to reconcile with Harry, book claims

A friend of Prince Harry also claimed that King Charles refused to reciprocate when Prince Harry wished him a merry Christmas in 2022

Published on: Nov 27, 2023, 06:56:31 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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A royal tell-all book has revealed that the royal family members are getting fed up with King Charles III’s reluctance to reconcile with Prince Harry. A book by Omid Scobie – Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival – whose advance copy was obtained by Page Six, made these claims.

Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal family and moved to California in 2020, but reports claim that they later made efforts to reconnect with the family. Charles, however, refused to budge.

“It’s complex, but there’s increasing frustration from some of the wider circle of family members that Charles won’t just fix things for the sake of everyone,” a royal source told Omid.

A friend of the Duke of Sussex also claimed that Charles refused to reciprocate when Harry wished him a merry Christmas in 2022. “It was an awkward conversation, but he knew if he didn’t make those first steps, there would never be any progress,” the friend said of Harry’s decision to reach out. “There were no raised voices, no arguments … but the King was cold and brief rather than open to any proper dialogue.”

The book has also claimed that Harry asked Charles a heartbreaking question after he was asked to leave Frogmore cottage. He allegedly asked Charles, “Don’t you want to see your grandchildren any more?” He then allegedly begged the king to let him keep the keys to Frogmore cottage.

Back in 2023, Charles ordered Harry and his wife Meghan Markle to leave their Windsor home. Omid wrote about the moment a “shocked” Harry and Meghan were ordered to return their keys to their Winsor home. Omid called the move “a cheap shot from a wounded father bounded by an institutional system that is often intolerant of human emotion”. He also said that the house was the family’s "only true safe option when visiting the United Kingdom" since armed guards monitor the grounds.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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