Although this might seem like a customary interaction amongst reps, it seems Harry and Charles are actively aiming to repair their relationship following years of supposed strife.
Since Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan stepped down from their positions as senior royals in 2020 and moved to Montecito, California, the prince has been distanced from his royal family members and especially estranged from his brother, Prince William. This rift was seemingly furthered when Harry published his tell-all memoir, Spare, in 2023, which exposed certain family secrets.
In the years since his exit, Harry has only crossed paths with his royal family on special occasions, like Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022 and King Charles’s coronation in 2023. His relationship with his father is reportedly better, but the pair have not publicly communicated since Harry flew to visit him following his cancer diagnosis in February 2024.
Later that same year, Harry made a couple of trips across the pond, but missed his father each time. In May, Charles was reportedly too busy to see him, and then when Harry returned to the U.K. again in the fall, it happened to be at the same time that Charles and Queen Camilla were on a short trip to Scotland.
Still, the real thaw will come when Harry and Charles finally reunite in person, which seems to be something the Duke of Sussex wants. Following a legal decision this past spring that determined his family (meaning himself, Meghan, and their kids) will not receive police protections while visiting the U.K., Harry expressed that he still has love for his home country despite his frustrations. “[It] is my birthplace and will always be part of who I am,” he said. “[It] is a place I love.”
As far as his relationship with his family, the prince added that he “would love a reconciliation.”
“There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family,” he noted. “There’s no point continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious.”
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