King Charles III is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to his family feud.
Us Weekly sources told the outlet on Wednesday that the monarch is eager to make up with his son Prince Harry — but he’s been unable to make amends due to how badly his youngest child hurt his other son Prince Willam and, especially, his own wife Queen Camilla.
As Perezcious readers will recall, the Duke of Sussex really lit into the whole family in his Netflix docuseries and memoir Spare — going so far as to call Camilla an “evil” stepmother! She’s since been doing everything she can to keep the Archewell founder away from her husband as he focuses his attention on his cancer battle, an insider dished:
“Camilla dislikes Harry and doesn’t want Charles to get stressed while he’s undergoing treatment, so she tries to limit interaction.”
Queen Camilla ‘furious’ with Prince Harry’s ‘Spare,’ won’t forgive ‘bomb-like’ expose: insider
Like his brief half-hour meeting with his father immediately after his cancer diagnosis was announced? We all know that was a s**t show, mostly because Camilla kicked Harry out after hardly getting any time with his pops!
While the 75-year-old is going along with what his partner wants, he “is holding out hope of salvaging their relationship but is hugely conflicted because Harry has hurt William and Camilla so much.” However, a source noted that this isn’t a one-sided problem, adding that “Harry has also been hurt.” Addressing the ways Camilla was most offended during the royal rift, a second insider explained:
“When the docuseries came out, Camilla was furious. Then, when Spare [was released], Camilla was saddened by what was said about her. She was heartbroken and confused.”
Royal author Christopher Andersen pointed out that Harry and William “have always resented Camilla,” elaborating:
“They pleaded with their father not to marry her and only grudgingly agreed to go along with the charade if Charles kept his promise not to make her queen. That title would have gone to [Princess] Diana if Camilla hadn’t broken up their parents’ marriage. When Charles broke that promise, William and Harry felt betrayed.”
Yet one brother was able to suck it up. The other, well, he’s seemingly trying to get over his anger (at least publicly), but he has a long way to go until Camilla will even consider forgiving him. And honestly, that’s, probably the least of Harry’s problems!
The father of two is also on the outs with William and Princess Catherine as she battles cancer. Harry and Meghan Markle tried wishing Kate Middleton well during her cancer treatment, but it’s gotten them nowhere in terms of reconciliation. The second insider said:
“After the couple’s press interviews, William and Kate couldn’t believe or understand how Harry and Meghan expect to make up with them.”
But even if the Princess of Wales wanted to respond, she can’t!
The insider explained:
