Is this the rapprochement Prince Harry was hoping for from his father, Prince Charles?
On Father’s Day, the future King of England surprised and delighted many — his own sons included.
Via his official social media accounts, Prince Charles shared a post to send his well-wishes to fathers all over the world.
The Duke of Cornwall did not miss the opportunity to spotlight his two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, who are married and are fathers.
Prince William shares three kids with Kate Middleton — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have two children, Archie and Lilibet Diana.
Prince Charles uploaded a sweet photo of himself with his two sons during happier times.
In the throwback picture, Prince Charles was wearing a kilt, hugging Prince William and Prince Harry during a family vacation at Balmoral estate.
Queen Elizabeth II‘s oldest son captioned the post: “Wishing everyone a very happy Father’s Day!”
The gallery of photos also includes a black and white picture of Prince Charles with his late father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The touching photo was posted by Prince Charles just weeks after it was revealed that he did not spend a lot of time with Prince Harry and Markle during Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
Markle and her husband were seen after having a meeting with Prince Charles that was described as “brief,” and there were little efforts made to smoothen the rocky relationship.
Royal expert Christopher Andersen says on a recent episode of the Royally Us podcast that Prince Harry felt that the curtain came down on his relationship with his father after the hasty and cold interaction.
The royal commentator shared: “Well, I understand that it was a perfunctory meeting and that there was no real breakthrough. And I have a feeling that Prince Harry definitely went there hoping for some sort of rapprochement, but there were no touchy-feely vibes coming back in his direction. So I think the curtain has come down.”
He went on to say why Prince Charles should try to better understand Prince Harry’s situation by saying: “And one of the things I think is so sad about this is Diana, were she alive today, would be heartbroken by this. She would have understood why Harry would have wanted to make his own life and wanted to go to California. But she always saw Harry as, you know, as William’s wingman. She always said, ‘My boys are my revenge.’ And what she meant by that was that, as a team, they would go on and carry the monarchy forward into a more modern era. But now it just looks like it’s going to be William and Kate and their kids.”
Camilla Parker Bowles has joined her husband in the reconciliation process.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who made her debut in the pages of British Vogue, gave a glimpse of her estate, Clarence House, where she has a photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sitting “in the primo spot upfront.”
The future king and Bowles are expected to spend some time with Markle, Prince Harry, and their children this summer.
