Why King Charles Is Hesitant to Sit Down and Talk With Prince Harry (Royal Exper
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00:00 Harry's trip to the UK is pretty fleeting.
00:01 It's really going to just be 48 hours.
00:03 I think the fact that there isn't any family reunion
00:06 really gives us quite an indication
00:08 as to the state of the relationship,
00:11 both between Prince Harry and his father
00:13 and with his brother.
00:15 I'm told really very, very strained with William.
00:18 There haven't been any conversations for a long time.
00:22 Yes, there is some communication with Charles,
00:24 but very little.
00:26 My royal sources just say that any chance
00:28 of a reconciliation really isn't ruled out,
00:32 but it's certainly not going to happen anytime soon.
00:35 Prince William is still incredibly upset
00:37 with Harry's autobiography.
00:39 Of course, there's been so much criticism
00:41 leveled at the royal family,
00:43 really personal criticism leveled at Camilla,
00:46 the queen, in his autobiography.
00:48 And I think, you know, really that was very below the belt
00:51 as far as the king was concerned.
00:52 I think that has really damaged
00:53 Harry's relationship with Charles.
00:55 I understand from sources close to Charles
00:58 that he wants to have a relationship with his son.
01:01 They do speak, but it's very occasional
01:03 seeing he's here in the UK for two days.
01:06 It's not going to happen,
01:07 and the king hasn't made time for that.
01:09 So I think it's a clear indication
01:10 that the relationship is certainly strained
01:13 between father and son,
01:15 and even more strained between the two brothers.
01:17 It's not the first time Prince Harry's been back in the UK.
01:20 Don't forget, Prince Harry was over here in court
01:22 earlier this year, taking on action
01:25 against the Mirror newspaper group
01:27 over historic phone hacking allegations.
01:29 And of course, he was over here prior to that
01:31 for the coronation.
01:32 And on both of those occasions,
01:34 there was no contact really
01:36 between Harry and his immediate family.
01:38 I think relations are certainly very strained
01:41 with his father.
01:43 Charles, I think, is more keen
01:44 for some sort of a reconciliation.
01:45 He'd like to have a sit-down and talks with his son,
01:48 but there is a genuine concern on the king's part
01:51 that anything he says could then be sort of retold
01:55 via Harry to a news media outlet,
01:58 because that's what's happened in the past.
02:00 And I think there is a real trust issue at stake here.
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