Prince Harry set for 'short and formal' meeting with King Charles with strict set of rules
A royal author has claimed King Charles is 'more forgiving' with Prince Harry than Prince William and said the duo will likely meet during the duke's return later this spring.
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Prince Harry is set to have a "short and formal" meeting with King Charles when he visits the UK later this spring, a royal expert has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex is expected to speak at the Invictus Games 10th Anniversary Service which is to be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8.
Even though his trip has not been officially confirmed, Harry is listed as a guest on the official running with the duke set to speak at the service.
Now royal author Tom Quinn has come out and suggested that the duke will most likely have a meeting with his father, who is "more forgiving" with him than his older brother, Prince William.
Mr Quinn told the Mirror: "It won’t be quite so difficult for Harry to see his father, although that relationship is also fraught with pain and a sense of grievance.
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"But Charles knows Harry had a difficult childhood for which he, Charles, was partly responsible and so he is more forgiving than William."
The author added that the meeting will be kept brief, in fear of Harry releasing any details to the public.
He said: "The meeting between Harry and his father King Charles will be short and formal, simply because any difficult conversations could lead to complaints being widely broadcast when Harry gets back to the States.
"Just as with the relationship with William, Harry‘s relationship with his father has been badly damaged by the publication of Spare and Harry and Meghan's various interviews – both William and Charles are always going to worry that they can’t say anything privately and off the record to Harry without the real risk that he will go public on anything and everything."
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The duke had a brief meeting with his father last February when he rushed back home following Charles's cancer diagnosis announcement.
Harry and Charles met for less than an hour at Clarence House in London, before the monarch was pictured boarding a helicopter to Sandringham.
Prince Harry's visit lasted a little more than 24 hours before he returned to the US.