EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry’s Hopes for Reconciliation with King Charles Backfire. Find Full Details on What Went Wrong

Royal expert and author Tom Quinn claims Prince Harry felt King Charles would be keen to move on from a troubled few years that has seen the Firm at odds across the Atlantic

Prince Harry was under the impression King Charles would ‘forgive him’ and that his father would ‘make amends’ for what he sees as the hurt he has suffered.

But instead his plan backfired and the distance between them remains as large as ever with no reconciliation in sight, royal expert Tom Quinn believes. The couple, along with their two children Archie, five and Lilibet, three, have remained based across the Atlantic ever since they decided to step down as senior royals in early 2020.

The monarch is said to be “filled with horror” at the idea that Harry’s wife Meghan Markle could write a personal memoir and Harry could contribute to it. Following the publication of his book, Spare, in January 2023, the Duke of Sussex said he had to cut many parts out and added he had enough material for two books.

The author, who penned Scandals of the Royal Palaces: An Intimate Memoir of Royals Behaving Badly, says this could make a significant reunion between the Sussexes and the royals is more difficult as Charles expects his son to apologise, while Harry and Meghan think the Royal Family should be the one to make the first move and say sorry to them.