ROYAL FAMILY
King Charles III laughs off request to bring back Prince Harry
When asked by a student if he would bring his son back, King Charles III laughed and kept walking.
King Charles III doesn’t appear to be in a hurry to bring his son, Prince Harry, back into the Royal Family fold since the Duke of Sussex forfeited his Royal responsibilities in January 2020.
With his Royal Coronation coming up in May, the king is looking forward to the celebration, but there is a damper on the event — his relationship with his son.
Since leaving his Royal duties and heading to California, Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, have made a media splash with comments about the royal family in various interviews, their Netflix docuseries, and most recently, in Prince Harry’s new book, ‘Spare’, released in January of this year.
No laughing matter
Visiting the University of East London on Wednesday, King Charles was asked by one of the students if King Charles was prepared to welcome his youngest son back into the family.
“Bring back Harry, please. Can you bring him back, sir?,” said the student.
King Charles, perhaps not hearing the first part of the question, asked: “Who?”
The person repeated, “Harry, your son.”
Without saying anything further, the king reportedly laughed at the prospect and kept walking.
Prince Harry has also spoken on the matter, saying that he hopes the family will reach out to him.
“You know, the door is always open,” he said. “The ball is in their court, the 38-year-old said. “There’s a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they are willing to sit down and talk about it.”
The Royal Family remains silent
The Royal Family has yet to speak out on the matter of Harry and Meghan’s comments about the monarchy and the family’s attitude toward them.
Buckingham Palace correspondent Valentine Low said that the Royals are keeping silent on the matter because they don’t want to intensify matters.
“They didn’t want to fan the flames of the rift and the dispute,” Low said. “They know that anything said in a statement or a briefing would prolong it.
“They wanted it to calm down as soon as possible.”
Low also pointed out that as time passes, the estrangement will only worsen.
“The longer it goes on, the less hope there is for reconciliation,” Low said.