Prince Charles 'deeply hurt' by Meghan Markle and Harry interview, wants to 'mend broken relationship' with son
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's CBS Primetime special interview with Oprah Winfrey resulted in many revelations about the royal family. From possible racism within the monarchy to the duchess revealing her suicidal thoughts, the interview has been the topic of discussion among many since its debut.
Prince Harry had spoken about his distant relationship with his father, revealing that Prince Charles had stopped taking his calls and had even cut him off financially. Recent reports indicate Charles is "deeply hurt" by the bombshell interview but wants to move on and heal instead of prolonging the fight.
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'You are looking at a father who is deeply hurt'
The Daily Mail reported that Charles plans to call his son in the next few weeks to "mend the broken relationship", with a friend of his saying, "His mood is that of a father, not that of a statesman." The friend further added that the future king will be focusing on "healing", saying, "You are looking at a father who is deeply hurt by where he finds his relationship with his son. But, after much reflection, he also realizes that nothing good will come of prolonging the fight. He feels it is time to heal. Now is the time to mend a broken relationship."
Harry said during the interview that he not only had to "educate" his relatives but that he felt "let down" by his father. The duke claimed that Charles had asked him to put the Megxit plan "in writing", adding, "My father and my brother, they are trapped. They don’t get to leave. And I have huge compassion with that." He also said, "I had three conversations with my grandmother and two conversations with my father and – before he stopped taking my calls – he said, 'Can you put all this in writing what your plan is?' He asked me to put it in writing and I put all the specifics in there, even the fact that we were planning on putting the announcement out on January 7 [2020]."
Charles' friend further added, "The Prince has a real desire to get back to the close relationship that he enjoyed with Harry for the longest time. A conversation has to start sometime both with Charles and also with Prince William. They will be in touch in one form or another over the coming weeks… possibly in writing, possibly over a video call."
The friend also said that Charles' wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is helping him through this period, saying, "She can see how upset her husband is. She just wants it fixed."
During the interview, Harry expressed intentions of mending things between him and his father as well, saying, "I feel really let down because he’s been through something similar, he knows what pain feels like and Archie is his grandson. Of course I will always love him but there’s a lot of hurt that’s happened and I will continue to make it one of my priorities to try to heal that relationship."