King Charles "Needs" Harry Back, According to Insiders
Here is why Charles is considering apologizing to his son, sources say.
Ever since Prince Harry made his Megxit from the United Kingdom with wife, Meghan Markle, the entire world has been wondering: Will he ever make up with his father, King Charles. While he did show up to the coronation ceremony in the spring, there has been little public interaction between the two since Harry's bombshell tell-all, Spare, attacked Queen Camilla. However, according to some insiders, a reconciliation may be in the future, primarily because the King "needs" Harry back.
The Daily Beast claims that friends of King Charles and Queen Camilla tell them that the King has a "strategic need" to reconcile with his son in the medium to long term.
They also maintain that as part of his attempts to try and smooth that path, he will not seek any sort of apology from Harry for attacking Queen Camilla in his book and in other interviews.
He is considering offering an "unconditional apology" to his son, hoping that it will be well-received. He also hopes that he won't have to make any apology to his wife, Meghan, and that he is not "tempted" to dish out lots of apologies.
"It has been reported that Charles wants an apology from Harry, but that's far from the case. [Charles] wouldn't expect that. "
"He knows the Windsors are a stubborn lot and Harry is no exception. The quid-pro-quo is, can Harry accept that he won't be getting an apology either?" the source continued.
"Don't forget that Charles authorized Jonathan Dimbleby to write a book which attacked his parents, but ultimately they all basically forgot about it, chalked it down to experience and moved on. Charles wants to hit the reset button—but not at any price," they said.
While rumors of peace summits have been squashed by the palace, the publication claims that courtiers told Harry he would be welcome if he wanted to visit his father at Balmoral, which is "clearly a positive sign that things are moving in the right direction," the friend said.
"The Harry issue doesn't have to be sorted out immediately but it will be sorted out eventually. Charles loves Harry but his priority is to fulfill his duty as king and not let his mother down. That means constitutional considerations have to come first," the friend added.
A former staffer who worked for the king at Buckingham Palace, added to The Daily Beast that Charles has a "strategic need to resolve the issue" of Harry's estrangement from the family. "It's not sustainable for the king, who is the national symbol of unity, to be on such bad terms with his son that they haven't been pictured together in years. Ultimately Charles has not just a personal but also a strategic need to resolve the issue," they said.
Charles' advisers are unwilling to weigh in on what is "essentially a family matter," this source said. "The division between state and family is sacrosanct so Camilla will be pivotal in all this," they said, "She is the only one who will be in a position to advise him who he will listen to. She is a pragmatist and I'm sure she understands the importance of putting this saga to bed." Camilla's position is well known within the family where it is summarized as "Least said soonest mended," the source said.
