Prince Harry ‘forced’ King Charles ‘to choose’ between him and Queen Camilla, says confidante

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By Nika Shakhnazarova

A close royal family confidant has hinted at why Prince Harry did not meet his father, King Charles, in London.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, returned to the UK on Tuesday last week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

Later in the day, the exiled royal’s representatives confirmed to the Post that Harry would not meet his estranged father due to the king’s “busy” schedule.

Now a society friend has claimed Harry ‘forced’ his estranged father to choose between the Duke and his wife Queen Camilla, ultimately widening the divide even further.

“Harry made things very difficult for himself by saying such cruel and hurtful things about Camilla,” a source told The Daily Beast.

“Charles loves his sons, but he also loves his wife. The last few months have shown very clearly how important it is; it was she who supported the whole building.

“Harry has made it very clear, very publicly, that he despises her,” the source added. “He forced Charles to choose, which was a very stupid thing to do because he and Camilla chose each other a long time ago.”

The Post has contacted Harry’s representatives and Buckingham Palace for comment.

Harry’s feelings for Camilla, 76, were laid bare in his heartbreaking memoir, ‘Spare’, in which he sensationally branded her ‘dangerous’ and ‘nasty’.

The father of two also claimed that his mother-in-law leaked information about the royal family to the media to preserve her image and increase her popularity.

It was reported last week that the father-son reunion did not take place after Harry “made certain demands” which could not be met, according to a royal expert.

“It is said that behind the scenes a lot of negotiations took place,” royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths told GB News.

“I think the reason was that Harry had made certain demands about who could be in the room and who couldn’t. Although at first glance it seems like a snub, Harry has made it very difficult for his father.

When asked to elaborate on his demands, Griffiths said “other forces” could have influenced the king’s decision.

“We know that Charles likes to meet Harry with Camilla in the room, which is not always a popular decision,” she continued. “Harry was also without his wife, so it was fraught with challenges.”

Harry’s trip to London marked the first time since visiting his father following the king’s cancer diagnosis in February, as well as his first trip since learning of his sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis in March.

Elsewhere, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said Harry’s explosive memoir – published in January 2023 – had left a deep scar on the royal family, particularly the King and Queen.

“‘Spare’ was so poorly planned it looked like he had no advice, but attacking Queen Camilla was clearly a red line, as pointed out by the press he is so hostile to ” he told The Sun. “So it was important that the king acted as he did.”

In “Spare,” Harry wrote: “I have complex feelings about having a stepparent who I thought had recently sacrificed me on his personal PR altar. »

He said meeting Camilla – called “the other woman” in his book – was like an “injection”, writing: “Close your eyes and you won’t even feel it. »

The revelations left Camilla “hurt”, her friend later revealed.