King Charles wanted to remind Prince Harry 'where his real loyalties should lie' in his Father's Day message, says expert
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- King Charles posted a photo of his sons via The Royal Family's Twitter account for Father's Day.
- Including a photo of both brothers suggests the King is offering an olive branch to Prince Harry.
- Prince Harry was not in attendance at the King's first Trooping of the Colours parade on Saturday.
The Royal Family's official Twitter account shared a picture of King Charles III, Prince Harry, and Prince William alongside a message commemorating Father's Day. One expert has suggested the post is an olive branch to Prince Harry.
The tweet reads: "To Dads everywhere, we wish you a very special Father's Day today."
The snapshot of the two young Princes was part of a series of photos that included King Charles and his father, the late Prince Philip, as well as Queen Camila and her father.
—The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 18, 2023
Taken at the family's ancestral Balmoral estate in 1997, the photo shows King Charles standing with 14-year-old William and 12-year-old Harry. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said the photo sends a "sensitive message" to Harry that brings up "bittersweet memories" of times when the family's relations weren't so fraught, per The Sun.
Fitzwillams, speaking to The Sun, said: "King Charles is surely sending a sensitive message to his wayward son about what really matters and where his real loyalties should lie."
The expert also suggested this could be the King's way of encouraging the brothers to remember they "once shared precious family moments," per the Sun.
King Charles and Prince William were both in attendance at the Trooping of the Colour, a 260-year-old annual tradition also known as the king's birthday parade, on Saturday. This was the king's first birthday parade as monarch.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended the parade in 2022 but were not present this year.
Harry attended the King's coronation in May, marking the first time he'd reunited with the royal family after publishing his damning memoir "Spare." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to distance themselves from the royal family after stepping back as senior royals in 2020.
This digital olive branch comes in the wake of the announcement that Archewell Productions, the couple's production company, and Spotify had "mutually agreed to part ways." Meghan's podcast "Archetypes" will not be renewed for a second season.