Is there more dissention and family turmoil happening in the British royal family?
According to a bombshell interview with an author who chronicled King Charles, things almost got so bad that Prince Harry was cut off from his dad.
According to a Fox News report, Robert Hardman, a Daily Mail contributor and author of “The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy,” claimed that Charles has been urged by insider not to answer his younger son’s messages and instead, keep his “stress levels down.”
The genesis of the self-imposed split is due to Charles’ prostate cancer diagnosis.
“I know people keep saying, ‘Why doesn’t he see Harry when he is in town? Why can’t they patch things up?’ Hardman explained.
“But right now, there is a sense that we’ve just got to keep the king’s stress levels down. We don’t want him to have extra things to worry about. Let’s get through this… There is a sense that now is probably not the time.
“If you listen to what Harry has said in his TV series, in his book, in interviews — there’s a lot to unpack,” Hardman shared. “There are a lot of things he wants to get sorted out to go through to process… Right now, there’s a sense that it’s not the time. But I’m sure the king would like to normalize things.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The rift between Harry and Charles is widely publicized.
The Telegraph previously reported that when Harry was visiting the U.K. in May for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, he turned down an invitation from the king to stay at a royal residence.
The Duke of Sussex reportedly turned down the offer because it did not come with any security arrangements, which, according to The Telegraph, would have meant staying in a location with public entrance and exit points and no police protection.
Instead, Harry stayed at a hotel, as he had during previous visits.
A spokesperson for Harry confirmed to Fox News that Charles was too busy to meet with Harry.
It was reported that Harry managed a trip to his home country for the memorial service of his late uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes, on Aug. 29.
However, People magazine reported that Harry stayed with his uncle, Earl Charles Spencer, at Althorp.
In February, Harry did see his father while on a brief trip to the U.K. for a reported 45 minutes.