So much for the mean King image. Since leaving London for California, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have seriously damaged King Charles III‘s reputation.
It is undeniable that in the 1990s, the Monarch worked diligently to destroy his image via a long list of scandals. Still, since marrying Camilla Parker Bowles, he appeared to change his ways.
As the heir to the throne, King Charles spent decades cleaning up his profile. He succeeded by turning the family business into a multi-billion dollar company.
He became a workaholic who pushed dozens of charities and ran a foundation that has helped many. He also played the good and supportive soldier that Queen Elizabeth II needed during her lengthy reign.
It took Prince Harry and Meghan Markle less than a few months to undo the respectable notoriety that it took King Charles years to build.
After the sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, an appearance on a podcast, and multiple revelations on an Apple series dedicated to mental health, King Charles was known as the ruthless and cold-hearted parent who abandoned his son and daughter-in-law during tough times.
King Charles was accused of dragging generational pain into Prince Harry’s life. The Duke of Sussex also claimed that he was emotionally neglected as a child.
While Markle never revealed any names, she spoke at length about being ignored by the royals when she felt down and out and wanted to end her life.
After being crowned the new Sovereign, King Charles earned the name of the merciless Monarch because he appeared to deny Prince Harry’s children, Archie and Lilibet Diana, the rightful titles of prince and princess.
Reports have circulated claiming that King Charles’s anger towards Prince Harry and Markle for the upcoming book Spare and the Netflix docuseries has pushed him to consider removing their titles.
Royal observers have been monitoring the situation, waiting to see when King Charles will punish Prince Harry and his wife.
This week, King Charles had his first opportunity to bring down the hammer on Prince Harry for staining his reign and the British monarchy.
To everyone’s surprise, King Charles opted not to humiliate his son.
On Monday, King Charles approached Parliament over his Counselors of State and decided that Prince Harry and Prince Andrew would not be removed as his Counselors of State.
Instead, he announced that his siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward, have been added to his list of Counselors of State.
Many predicted that King Charles would take steps to remove the couple’s Duke of Sussex and Duchess of Sussex titles but declined to approach Parliament on that matter.
Despite the fact the release date of Prince Harry’s book and potential bombshells are creeping up on King Charles, he has decided to take on the role of the decent and kind father figure who is willing to forgive some of his children’s mistakes and embrace them.
Proving that he is not the coldhearted person described by his family and the media, King Charles has reached out to Prince Harry and Markle and invited them to spend Christmas in England.
Prince Harry and his family have declined, fearing that the pending book would create discomfort during the gathering.
