The relationship between Charles III and his eldest son Prince William is “stronger than ever” as Prince Harry, the monarch’s young son, tries to reconcile with his father.
Royal sources claim that Harry’s four-day trip to the UK could become a new working model for him to rejoin his royal part-time part-time work, with reports that he was left with tensions between the monarchs and Prince of Wales.
“In fact, it’s clear that when such a cleft does not exist, there are attempts to manufacture splits between them,” an insider told the Daily Mail.
“Their relationships are as strong as ever, they are in line with their work and unite in a vision for many areas of interest and the royal role,” the source added.
The insider added William, 43, and his father, 76, “If you talk regularly, they are in absolute lockstep about the future of the monarchy and what this country can do.”
The second source claimed that the three fathers had “occasionally personal and competitive tensions.” This is common in many father-son relationships.
“Both are very ambitious individuals, with very similar interests, such as the environment, conservation, the military, and the seized communities. But they are trying to support them in a completely different way,” the insider continued.
“Does that sometimes make them compete with each other? Yes, it does. But in the end, they have the same goal: to make life better for the people of this country.
“The funny thing is, if they meet as strangers at a dinner party, they’ll realize they have so many things in common and were natural bed fellows that they were talking until 3am.”
Page 6 contacted Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comments but did not respond immediately.
Earlier this month, 41-year-old Harry met his estranged father, Charles, in the UK. The Netflix star and his father have not met in person since February 2024 when the monarch announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.
Page Six learns that the founder of Invictus Games has been discovered to have arrived at Clarence House, King’s London home, for a “private tea.”
It was said that Charles and Harry were just shy and chatting.
Sources told Weekly that there was a “hugging and tears” and that “the mood was genuine and positive.”
“They first met each other, they shared a long hug. Harry began to cry. It was very emotional for both of them. They really missed each other,” the insider claimed.
Over the weekend, Harry accused the reunion with Charles of being “clearly formal” and feeling more like an “official visitor” than a family.
“The recent report on the views of Duke’s meeting tone is decisively wrong,” a Harry spokesman told Page 6.
“The quote arising from him is a pure invention that can only be assumed by intentional sources that interfere with the reconciliation between the father and son, and perhaps the same source also chose to reveal that the gifts were exchanged.”
A spokesman for Harry also accused the report of giving Charles a photo that included his wife, Meghan Markle.
“We wanted such details to remain private, but to be clear, we can confirm that the framed photos were handed over, but the images didn’t include the Duke and Duchess,” they added.
A day later, reports of the royal family “sad and confused” surfaced Harry believed that the courtier was trying to hamper his relationship with Charles.
“The reality is that senior aides have worked behind the scenes to improve sensitive but important private family relationships,” a royal source told the Sunday Times.
Harry has developed a tense relationship with his brother and father since the founder of Invictus Games left the royal family in 2020 and moved to North America with Markle.
Things got worse among relatives when Harry and the “Suit” alum (44) denounced the racist royals and released a Netflix series on their issues.
Then, in January 2023, Harry dropped the memoir of the bomb, “Spare,” claiming William had attacked him on Merkle.
In May, Harry said he was willing to “settle” with his family.
However, William is reportedly reluctant to correct his relationship with his brother due to the “lasting lack of trust” of the future king in Markle.
