A royal insider is speaking out this week to claim that Prince Charles “may never forgive” his younger son Prince Harry for his explosive tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, and Queen Elizabeth reportedly is not happy about the rift.
“With the way things are going, Charles may never forgive Harry, which hasn’t gone down well with Elizabeth,” the source told US Weekly. “She feels that he’s putting his pride before the best interest of the monarchy. She has enough on her plate dealing with the loss of her husband. It’s drama she can do without.”
The insider went on to say that Charles is “more stubborn” than his son Prince William, who was seen chatting with his younger brother after the funeral of their grandfather Prince Philip last month.
“They’re definitely not at the point where they speak on a regular basis, but William wants to be the bigger person and set a precedent. He believes that in order to repair damage and destruction from Harry’s interview, the best approach is to keep things civil with his brother rather than fanning the flames and fighting back with a tit-for-tat attitude,” the source explained. “Elizabeth is proud of William for taking the dignified approach, unlike Charles, who still hasn’t forgiven Harry for dragging his name through the mud.”
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle shocked the world with the claims they made to Oprah in the interview, which aired in March. During this interview, Harry alleged that his father stopped taking his calls after he and his wife stepped down as senior royals last year.
“Because I took matters … into my own hands. It was like, I needed to do this for my family,” Harry told Oprah. “This is not a surprise to anybody. It’s really sad that it’s got to this point. I will always love him, but there’s a lot of hurt that’s happened. And I will continue to make it one of my priorities to try and heal that relationship.”
Another insider recently said that Charles and Harry did not have any meaningful talks when the latter was in the United Kingdom for the funeral in April.
“Unfortunately, Harry and Charles didn’t resolve their differences when Harry returned to the U.K. They barely communicated,” this source said. “There definitely continues to be a huge wedge between the two.”
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