King Charles is "Subtly Punishing" Harry Over the "Betrayal"

Ever since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022, there has been little to no contact between King Charles and his son, Prince Harry. After the beloved royal's death, many people hoped the two would reconcile. However, Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, went on to release their Netflix series, promoting it with a number of bombshell interviews. Then, in early 2023, the prince published his damning memoir, Spare, airing a lot of the family's dirty laundry. Now, according to experts, King Charles is still "subtly punishing" his son over the "betrayal." 

According to Royal author Duncan Larcombe King Charles is open to a reconciliation with Prince Harry. However, he is still unhappy with his youngest son for his "betrayal."

Larcombe told The Sun that Charles only communicates with his son via palace advisors, following Harry snubbing the King's offer of staying with him at Balmoral last month on the first anniversary of the Queen's death. 

"It appears that King Charles' approach towards Harry now is business as usual – 'if you want to see me you need to make an appointment,'" Larcombe said. 

He added that it will make it much harder for the estranged royal to communicate. "Harry will have to get past the grey suits and jump through hoops to talk to his father. 

And, he claims that Charles is tactical with his approach. "It's very standoffish but I think that's a way that the king is subtly punishing his son," he continued.

According to what bothers the King the most is Harry's treatment of his stepmother Camilla, branding her a "villain" in his autobiography. 

"Harry has said some deeply hurtful things about Camilla, and yet the King will still correspond with his son, albeit not directly," he said. 

"It's remarkable really, because when Charles became King he said he loved Harry and Meghan which was a huge olive branch – which Harry then took, snapped in half and then hit him with it," he added. 

"That said, the King is still keeping those channels of communication open, where William isn't. The brothers' line of communication is completely broken."

Duncan added to Fabulous that William is "frustrated" that he can't reach out to Harry, because he worries he will make their messages public. "William and Harry's relationship is irretrievably broken. I'm sure William is full of regret that things are the way they are, as they were once very close," he said.

"They had a very strong bond as brothers and always defended each other. But Harry has offered up a betrayal that no brother should put up with," he continued. 

While William has "put up with a lot from his brother," the breaking point for him was similar to his father's. "William was deeply upset by the accusations towards Kate and how Harry and Meghan almost deliberately tried to drag Kate's name through the mud for their own gain," Duncan added. "I can't see how William can get past that."