According to a royal commentator, whenever King Charles receives a phone call from his estranged son Prince Harry, he immediately becomes irritated.
It comes as no surprise that the monarch has endured a fractured relationship with the Duke of Sussex ever since Harry and his wife Meghan Markle quit royal life in 2020 and moved to the US.
Despite returning home several times since then, Harry's relationship with his father – and his brother Prince William – has deteriorated.
“Following the allegations, 'truth bombs' and criticism from Oprah, Netflix and Harry's 'spares', he has lost his older brother, damaged his relationships with various members of the royal family to the point of fracture and left behind many old friends and trusted staff,” royal expert Emily Andrews wrote in Woman magazine. Through the Mirror,
“Now even his own father is not picking up his phone. I have been told that when courtiers approach the king with their phones, he shoos them away in irritation,” he said, adding that the 75-year-old king does not have a personal phone.
“This is not because there has been a falling out once again. Rather, it is believed that Harry wants to discuss his ongoing battle for continued protection, which he has been fighting for in court for four years and which he believes Charles has the power to reinstate.”
“People close to Harry say the King no longer even responds to his letters,” he said. He added that Harry is “unavailable right now” and his phone calls go unanswered, according to a friend.
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In fact, a close friend of the Invictus Games founder claimed in July that Harry no longer speaks to his estranged father.
Despite a father-son meeting in February during the Duke's visit to London following the King's cancer diagnosis, communication between the two has since ended.
Although their 45-minute meeting was positive, according to those close to Harry, Charles no longer takes his son's calls or responds to his letters.
“His calls went unanswered. He tried to inquire about the King's health but those calls went unanswered,” the Duke's friend said. told the people,
According to Andrews, one of the reasons the pair broke up was Harry's relentless effort to win back taxpayer-funded security for himself and his family in the U.K.
Andrews says there is “no greater issue” for Duke than safety.
Earlier this year, London’s High Court ruled to strip the Sussexes of their taxpayer-funded UK security protection.
He plans to appeal the decision.
Moreover, Harry – whose offer to pay for personal police protection in the UK was rejected in court – thinks his father is able to help.
Reportedly, as a result of this standoff, the two's relationship has deteriorated and now Harry is met with “complete silence” whenever he approaches the King.
Furthermore, Harry said in an interview in July that his estranged family's unwillingness to fight back against the press was the “main reason” that contributed to his soured relationship with his relatives.
