King Charles changes tactic with Prince Harry: ‘End of tether’

Taking a harder line”: The King is reportedly changing course when it comes to his son after years of tension between the pair. 

King Charles has reportedly reached “the end of his tether” with his youngest son after years of enduring a public rift. The King and Prince Harry have been at odds since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departure from official duties – and the UK – in favour of a more private life in California back in 2020. 

The couple has since lifted the lid on their gripes with the royal institution - as well as Harry’s family - causing huge issues between themselves and Charles, Queen Camilla, and Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales. 

While it’s been widely reported that the King remains open to reuniting with his son, and the pair has shared sporadic communication and a brief in-person meeting in February, he’s fed up with Harry’s refusal to compromise, according to the UK’s Mirror. “Charles feels he has made huge effort to repair his relationship with his son, but that Harry refuses to give an inch. 

With that in mind Charles is changing his tactics,” royal author Tom Quinn told the publication. “The new plan is to take a harder line with Harry; a move from good cop to bad cop, but palace insiders agree that Charles is at the end of his tether. He wants to be reconciled with his son, but nothing he does seems to work.” 

He added that the issue could stem from Harry’s childhood. “One underlying problem is that Harry was never really that close to his father as a child – looked after by staff and shunted between Diana and Charles, Harry has always looked lost and forgotten and it’s too late now for his father to do anything about it,” Quinn explained.