As the King announces he is undergoing treatment for cancer, his estranged son Prince Harry is feeling the stress and is taking it out on his wife Meghan Markle<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1054555840-e1707321398683.jpg” title_text=”The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit New Zealand – Day 1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Prince Harry is in \u2018crisis mode\u2019 and has a short fuse with his wife Meghan Markle, after learning of his father\u2019s undisclosed cancer diagnosis<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
He was briefly reunited with his dad King Charles for the first time in 17 months after learning the news the monarch is undergoing treatment for cancer, and Prince Harry has been \u201ccompletely floored\u201d by the diagnosis. Now, his shock has turned in to anger and his patience has run thin, leading to an exchange of heated words with his wife Meghan Markle.
“Harry immediately flung into crisis mode – booking his flight to the UK just minutes after receiving the phone call,\u201d an insider says.
“He went from being in a state of shock to feeling incredibly angry which led to a tense conversation between him and Meghan as he took his upset and anger out on her.\u201d
After the King, 75, broke the news to his youngest son in an emotional phone call, the Duke, 39,\u00a0flew from Los Angeles to London for the meeting, which lasted a little over half an hour.
Harry travelled to the UK alone, leaving the Duchess of Sussex, 42, and their children,\u00a0Prince\u00a0Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, at home in California. The meeting, which took place in Clarence House, has raised hopes that the King’s illness may start to heal the rift between them.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1140417425.jpg” title_text=”%22Our Planet%22 Global Premiere – Red Carpet Arrivals” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
The King and his youngest son met for the first time in 17 months after the monarch called Harry to tell him news of his diagnosis\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Soon after the meet up, Charles, looking fresh-faced and cheerful despite starting treatment for his unspecified cancer in hospital, was driven to Buckingham Palace. He then left by helicopter for Sandringham, his Norfolk estate, with Queen Camilla.
The insider explains that Harry learning about his father’s diagnosis – which came after doctors discovered an ‘issue of concern’ while he was having surgery last month for an enlarged prostate, which is itself benign – has \u201cput everything in perspective\u201d.
\u201cIt made Harry realise how menial all this bickering has been. He immediately said how it shone a light on how frivolous all this fighting had been and ultimately, how much he loves his father and wants to be by his side,\u201d they say. “He went into a head spin – questioning whether all the stress and upset he’s caused over the last few years could have contributed to his father’s declining health – admitting that even though it may seem silly, he couldn’t help but feel a huge sense of guilt.\u201d
Relations between Harry and King Charles have been fraught since Harry\u2019s allegations against his family in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, and, in the months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, his Netflix documentary\u00a0Harry & Meghan\u00a0and his memoir,\u00a0Spare,\u00a0which was released in January 2023.
There were accusations of racism in relation to his son Archie\u2019s skin tone before he was born. Fuel was added to the fire at the end of 2023, when early copies of a Dutch version of royal author Omid Scobie\u2019s book\u00a0Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy\u2019s Fight for Survival\u00a0named the Princess of Wales and King Charles as two senior members of the British royal family alleged to have discussed the skin colour of Harry and Meghan\u2019s unborn son.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1061074744.jpg” title_text=”The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit New Zealand – Day 3″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Relations between Harry and Meghan and the royal family began to deteriorate after an interview with US chat show host Oprah Winfrey in 2021<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Harry also claimed his father was jealous of Meghan and Kate and said he did not hug him when he told him his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, had died when Harry was just 12 years old. Harry also said he believed the king was \u201cnever made\u201d for single parenthood but that \u201cto be fair, he tried”.
In Spare, Harry also accused Camilla, Queen Consort of leaking stories about him and Prince William to gain favourable press and claimed that he and his older brother once pleaded with Charles not to marry her. And he revealed private conversations he had with Charles and William during a walk in gardens of Frogmore Cottage, hours after the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, he wrote that his father pleaded, \u201cPlease boys, don\u2019t make my final years a misery.\u201d
But recently, Harry – who last visited the UK for his dad\u2019s Coronation last May without Meghan and the children – was seen to be making steps towards a reconciliation with his family.
In November, he called his dad to send 75th birthday wishes and two weeks ago, he sent his sister-in-law Princess of Wales, Kate a get well message during her recent hospital stint following abdominal surgery. Our insider says he would like to reconcile as he\u2019s feeling \u2018isolated\u2019 and tensions have been rising between him and Meghan.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1458568825.jpg” title_text=”Prince Harry Memoir ‘Spare’ Continues To Make Headlines Following Official Release” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”3px|8px|3px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
In Harry\u2019s memoir, he wrote that his father pleaded to him and William, \u201cPlease boys, don\u2019t make my final years a misery.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
The source explains, \u201cIt’s no secret how unhappy Harry’s been in California and has struggled to carve out a life for himself – with barely any friends to lean on and an estranged family which has made him feel extremely isolated and lonely.\u00a0
\u201cIt’s made him harbour a lot of built-up resentment towards Meghan which manifested as he prepared to leave for England and caused a lot of bickering between them which led to him leaving on bad terms.
“He insisted on going alone as he just wants to spend time with his father without bringing any more unnecessary stress, which Meghan of course understood, despite feeling very cut-off and disconnected from him and the situation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1240055608.jpg” title_text=”Invictus Games 2020 – Day 2″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]
While Meghan is trying to support Harry, he is being \u2018distant\u2019 at the moment, says the insider<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]
They continued, \u201cHarry’s arrival in the UK sparked more bickering. Meghan’s terrified that he’s going to be dragged back into the fold and his resentment towards her will heighten as he spends more time there, which is understandably causing her to panic and spiral. It\u2019s been said the Duke did not be visiting his brother, the Prince of Wales, with aides clear that there was “no plan” for a reunion.\u00a0
“Harry could well be jetting back and forth in the coming months and it’s already putting tension on their marriage which will only worsen as time goes on,\u201d the source says.
“It’s clear that they are both in a very difficult place right now and while Meghan is trying to support Harry, he’s acting very distant right now and she feels like he’s shutting her off, which is very unnerving.”<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Aboreto|||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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