Prince Harry has been sent a clear message…he’s not forgiven & he’s done a lot of damage, says royal expert
KING CHARLES and Prince William have sent Prince Harry a clear message that he’s not forgiven, a royal expert has claimed.
Writer and broadcaster Robert Jobson exclusively told The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson how the firm hasn’t forgotten the “damage” the duke has caused.
Harry met with his father for half an hour at Clarence House on Tuesday, in their first face-to-face encounter for 16 months.
He had flown thousands of miles from his California home to be at the King‘s side following his cancer shock.
However, he only saw his father for 30 minutes before he flew to Sandringham for rest following his diagnosis.
And he did not meet with William following years of attacks by Harry on Oprah, Netflix and in his autobiography Spare.
Robert believes this is very telling of the strain between the royals.
He said: “It’s a clear message there: ‘You’re certainly not forgiven and you’ve certainly done a lot of damage’.
“The fact that his brother didn’t even bother to acknowledge him – They were very close and he didn’t even bat an eyelid. There was no way that that was going to happen.
“Whatever way you look at it – I can understand Harry is a caring son.
“I understand he probably just wanted to wish his dad the best but It’s a clear message there.”
Elsewhere, Robert claimed the rift between Harry and Queen Camilla could be a reason the duke’s meeting with Charles was so short.
Robert explained: “The Queen was with the King.
“Let’s be honest – he wasn’t too complimentary about Queen Camilla in his book Spare.
“He wasn’t very complimentary about her on Netflix. They don’t get on.
He added that the absence of a relationship between father and son meant any meeting would be strained.
“Second, there’s not been a lot of contact,” he said.
“That brings its own level of complexity and drama which he doesn’t need at the moment.
“The royals do stick to a pretty military clock. You have to get the helicopter pilot there, all these things.
“So his plans had to be changed. The one thing the King doesn’t like is changing his plans.
“He gave him long enough for a kiss and hug, and wished him all the best.”
The Duke of Sussex spent just 26 hours on British soil before heading back to the US – amid claims he was “not invited” to royal residence Clarence House to see the King.
It’s a clear message there: ‘You’re certainly not forgiven and you’ve certainly done a lot of damage’
Robert Jobson
Last year Charles ordered Harry and Meghan to vacate Frogmore Cottage, their home in Windsor.
The Sussexes now reportedly need a “formal invitation” to be able to stay with the royals on “protected property”.
Robert said: “I think that’s exactly it, after the coronation he left with his tail in between his legs. It was a bit embarrassing.
“I think also there hasn’t been a lot of contact.
“Maybe he thought ‘the only way I’m going to get to see my dad or have any contact is to get on a plane and go and see him’, and I admire Harry for doing that.
“I know there’s been a lot of bad blood and it hasn’t gone down too well at the palace.”
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Yesterday Charles was seen for the first time since his diagnosis, heading to church with the Queen.
It comes as the King is expected to have further cancer treatment as an out-patient in London this month and the Palace has yet to set a date for his return to frontline duties.
Writing in a signed message released yesterday, the King gave thanks for the messages of support since Monday’s announcement.
Prince Harry's tense visits to Britain since Megxit
Relations between Charles and Harry were previously feared by some to be fractured beyond repair amid the fallout over their royal row.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun in December: “Charles and Harry’s relationship was at an all-time low before but this may have fractured it beyond all repair.
“It could spell the end game for them.”
Hopes of a reconciliation had been raised after Harry called Charles to wish him a happy 75th birthday last month and sent a video of the King’s US-based grandkids Archie, now four, and Lilibet, two.
And now, Harry has jetted back from the UK following his first face-to-face meeting with Charles for 16 months.
Here’s a look inside their fractured relationship since Megxit.
January 2020 – Harry and Meghan make their ‘Megxit’ flight, leaving for Canada, eventually setting up home in California, USA.
March 2021 – Harry and Meghan give their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where Harry accused his dad of cutting him off financially.
July 2021 Harry jets back to UK to join William in unveiling a statue to their mother Princess Diana in the grounds of Kensington Palace.
But sources claimed William didn’t want to attend the memorial amid their ongoing rift.
Pals said at the time: “William was still furious. He had taken the view that he’d only give so much. He just didn’t want to go there [with Harry].”
September 2022 – Harry jets to the UK for Prince Philip’s funeral. Meghan Markle, who was heavily pregnant at the time, was unable to attend due to doctor’s orders not to fly.
A pal of Harry’s tells Omid Scobie Harry met the Queen privately ‘at least twice’ and spoke with Charles and William after the Westminster Abbey service.
Kate acts as a “peacemaker” between William and Harry as they share a private chat.
September 2022 – The duke claimed he found out Queen Elizabeth had died in an online news alert.
He jetted to Balmoral without Meghan, and claimed in Spare that she was told she should not attend by Charles.
Harry travelled on a separate flight to his brother William – who travelled with the rest of the family.
The duke wrote in his memoir: “When the plane started to descend I saw that my phone lit up. It was a message from Meg: ‘Call me when you get this.’ I looked at the BBC website. My grandmother had died. My father was King.”
Harry and Meghan were sat behind Charles at the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.
March 2023 – Harry is told King Charles is “too busy” to see him while he’s in the UK for a privacy hearing, according to reports.
The Duke had jetted to the UK to attend a four-day preliminary hearing at the High Court in London regarding his battle with publisher Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information gathering.
It was the first time the Prince was back on home soil since the Queen‘s funeral.
Harry flew back to the US once the hearing was over.
April 2023 – Harry has a “heart-to-heart” talk with his dad before agreeing to come to the Coronation in London
The Duke travelled alone to attend the ceremony on May 6.
Harry headed straight back to the US following the coronation in Westminster Abbey.
He did not appear to speak to his brother William or sister-in-law Kate Middleton at the ceremony – taking a backseat and sitting in the third row at the ceremony.
September 2023 – Prince Harry visits the UK for the annual WellChild Awards, a charity of which he has been patron for 15 years.
But the Duke is not thought to have met his father, as the King had “no time” in his diary to see his son, it was reported.
January 2024 – Harry flies to be with Charles after the monarch’s shock cancer diagnosis.
The two have their first meeting for more than 16 months at Clarence House, lasting half an hour.
Harry does not meet William and flies back to the US the following day.
He said: “As all those who have been affected by cancer will know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement.”
And in the message, written from Sandringham, he added it was “equally heartening” that sharing his diagnosis has “shone a light” on the great work carried out by cancer charities.
He said: “My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own personal experience.”
His Majesty has postponed all frontline engagements while he undergoes cancer treatment.
He is expected to convalesce at Windsor Castle, Highgrove and Sandringham over the coming weeks and months.
The King and Queen were set to embark on a tour of Canada in May, which would have included trips to the Arctic Circle.
But the trip, coming after three successful state visits to France, Germany and Kenya last year, will not go ahead as planned.