Prince Harry is now “desperate” to make amends with the royal family as his father, King Charles III, battles cancer, Fox News reported. Tension between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family continued to simmer long after they stepped down from their official roles in 2020.
Harry made the first move towards reconciliation by sharing his daily itinerary of engagements with the royal family. This has been interpreted as a way for the “Spare” author to win back the king’s favor after he and his wife, Meghan Markle, left the royal family in 2020 and headed for California.
“Harry is now desperate. While this self-serving gesture is notable, it won’t do much to mitigate suspicion and caution on the royal side,” Hilary Fordwich, an expert on the British royal family, said to Fox News Digital.
“King Charles III is now more guarded than ever, indeed somewhat traumatized by a string of betrayals,” Fordwich added. Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan’s once-promising foray into American entertainment has fallen flat with audiences and arguably squandered any goodwill for the pair.
Obstacles
While Harry may be ready to reconcile, the road is anything but easy after all that has transpired, including thinly-veiled accusations of racism against the royal family and alleged leaks to the press originating with the Sussexes. Fordwich said that Charles “has expressed being ‘cautious and wary’ regarding fearing further unsavory leaks, [especially] private royal family gatherings being publicized yet again.”
There’s also the problem of winning back Harry’s brother, Prince William. “Also, overall doubt still prevails in Prince William’s camp. He considers any reconciliation at all as a ‘grave mistake,'” Fordwich added.
“His senior royal courtiers are understood to be just as wary and immensely protective of the future monarch. They only see [a reconciliation] as creating more bombshells, as well as instability.”
The Sussexes have long been accused of competing for attention with the British royal family, including scheduling engagements to coincide with palace dates and events. This happened most recently with Harry’s visit to Angola, where his mother, Princess Diana, was dedicated to landmine removal. The visit reportedly overshadowed Queen Camilla’s 78th birthday.
Royal watcher Richard Fitzwilliams believes that Harry’s move to share his schedule was a signal that he was ready to rectify this problem. “The Sussexes should always respect the royal calendar, where natural care is taken to avoid clashes whenever possible. … This is a practical move that will be appreciated. It appears the Sussexes are getting some good advice,” Fitzwilliams said.
Long road ahead
In May, Harry said that he was interested in repairing the relationship with his family after all that had transpired over the years. “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. I don’t know how much longer my father has,” Harry said. Charles has an undisclosed type of cancer and is receiving treatment, though his prognosis is unknown.
While there have been recent talks between staffers for the prince and the king, representatives for Prince William, Harry’s brother, were notably absent. “If there is to be any proper reconciliation, the royal family has absolutely no need to move at anything other than a glacial pace,” Fordwich noted.
“As for the calendar gesture, it’s not important to the royal family. They share their calendars with the British government and other foreign governments. … It’s up to Harry to plan properly around the royals, not the other way around,” Fordwich added.
However, there may be more to the story than family reunification. According to the New York Post, the ex-royals recently lost their $100 million Netflix deal after Meghan Markle’s With Love, Meghan series garnered an abysmal 5.3 million views and was ranked 383rd on the network’s watch list. The streaming service will not renew its deal with the Sussexes, and without a connection to the royal family, the pair are at a dead end.
Family reconciliation is always a good thing, even in the worst of feuds. It would be wonderful for Harry and the king to make amends, especially with Charles’ illness, but that will take humility and patience on the part of the Sussexes, and so far, they’ve shown very little of either.
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