King Charles III “loves his son” Prince Harry but his relationship with the prince and his wife, Meghan Markle, remains strained, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.The monarch’s “trust has been compromised since the publication of Spare,” the insider says, referring to Harry’s 2023 bombshell memoir in which he slammed his father, 74, and brother, Prince William, among other members of The Firm.“There’s no doubt he wishes to avoid Harry and Meghan until he sees some positive change on their end,” the source adds of the king who last saw his youngest child, 38, in May during his coronation ceremony.Harry made the trip across the pond last month for his father’s crowing moment but Meghan, 41, opted to stay in the U.S.
with their two children: Archie, 4, and Lili, 2.Charles took over the British throne in September 2022 after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at age 96.
He was sworn in on May 6 in London — an event that appeared to serve as a momentary truce among Harry and his relatives.The Duke of Sussex has been at odds with his family since stepping back from his role as a senior royal in 2020.
His tension with William, 40, has remained an issue after Harry called his sibling his “archnemesis” in Spare. “William feels Harry is all smoke and mirrors and is not to be trusted,” a source exclusively told Us in February.Charles, for his part, was happy to see his son at his May coronation despite a years-long rift in the family. (The coronation fell on Archie’s birthday, which is why Meghan did not attend.)“My understanding is [Harry] didn’t have any interactions with the Prince or Princess of Wales but that he did have a conversation with his father the night before,”
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