King Charles III Resigned to Rift with Prince Harry and Meghan Amid Ongoing Royal Tensions
The ongoing tension between the British royal family and Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has reached a new chapter as reports suggest that King Charles III has effectively given up on making amends with his younger son and daughter-in-law.
Since their dramatic departure from the UK in 2020, the Sussexes have publicly criticized the royal institution through a series of high-profile interviews, the Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan, and Prince Harry’s memoir Spare. These public grievances have reportedly left King Charles deeply hurt, as detailed in a new book by royal historian and author Robert Hardman.
In his latest work, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, Hardman offers insight into the King’s perspective on the ongoing rift with the Sussexes. According to Hardman, while Charles initially attempted to listen and seek a resolution, he has now reached a point of resignation, choosing instead to focus on his duties as the reigning monarch.
“Of course, the King is extremely sad about Harry and Meghan, but there is a sense of exasperation, that he has done what he can, and now he is King, there are many more things to think about,” Hardman writes. “He has tried listening. Now he just says: ‘I don’t want to know what the problem is. I’m just getting on with my life.’”
This shift in the King’s approach suggests that he has abandoned further attempts at reconciliation with the Sussexes, who continue to level criticism against the royal family.
Tensions between the Windsors and the Sussexes have also been exacerbated by reports of a rift between Meghan Markle and King Charles. Royal expert and commentator Angela Levin revealed that Meghan was reportedly “very upset” about the King’s decision to sell his own brand of jam, allegedly feeling that he was encroaching on her territory. However, Levin dismissed this notion, stating that it is “not in his nature” for the King to intentionally undermine his daughter-in-law. She suggested that this incident may have been an overreaction on Meghan’s part, further highlighting the delicate and strained relationship between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family.
People are still interested in the ongoing story. King Charles’s apparent decision not to try to make peace is a big change in the complicated and deeply personal conflict that has surrounded the House of Windsor.