King Charles III has clarified that he will no longer allow misinterpretation about his youngest son, Prince Harry.
Prince Harry has retaliated by deliberately breaking unwritten protocols and subsequently adding a more dramatic element to the unfolding tensions within the Royal Family.
His Majesty is writing a difficult chapter of his life and reign, and he is doing so with grace and dignity despite the many ordeals he has to battle.
King Charles, 75, is battling cancer and was recently hospitalized due to the side effects of the chemotherapy.
Prince Harry has been on a long and probably fruitless quest to have the British Home Office restore his high level of security as a working Royal Family member.
Without his wife, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry returned to London to duke it out in court with King Charles’s government.
His goal was to force the UK government to restore his taxpayer-funded security protection, a privilege he lost when he stepped back from his royal duties.
King Charles exited London before Prince Harry’s arrival to ensure no confusion about where he stood with him.
His Majesty and his wife, Queen Camilla, first traveled to Highgrove, their home in Gloucestershire, where they spent the weekend relaxing before a major international trip.
As Prince Harry tossed arguments and counterarguments in court, King Charles left for the UK to visit Italy, where he would meet the Pope.
King Charles rescheduled the visit multiple times because of his health issues and Pope Francis‘s hospitalization.
It has been confirmed that King Charles will not see Prince Harry during his brief European trip.
However, Prince Harry can stir King Charles’s anger by stealing the spotlight with his shenanigans, intentionally or otherwise.
Prince Harry’s first court appearance in London was not without chaos. A protester’s disruption added to the weight of the situation for the Royal Family.
Prince Harry was dramatically escorted out of the area by an army of bodyguards, and the media was present to film the epic yet unsettling scene, capturing the tension and drama of the moment.
According to the Mail: “Even the most swivel-eyed of Prince Harry’s devoted fans must have been taken aback by the timing. Just as King Charles stood stiffly to attention in the Rome sunshine for the official welcome marking his first visit as monarch to Italy, the historic moment was being overshadowed by the arrival of his son at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.”
The outlet continued: “Over the past five years, Prince Harry has said or written many outrageous and bizarre things about his family, the monarchy, and the media. But however ill-advised his outpourings have been, there has always been a glimmer of hope that the door was never completely closed and a reconciliation with loved ones, however remote, was still possible. His conduct over the past few days is beginning to suggest otherwise. Officials already anxious that the Harry grievance show was once again upstaging the diplomacy of an important bilateral visit were understandably reluctant to say whether or not he had made a request to see King Charles.”
A royal staff member slammed Prince Harry’s dramatic appearance as distracting from his ill father’s efforts to accomplish his goals as a statesman and sovereign.
The courtier told the Mail: “It is an unwritten rule that when the monarch is on an official overseas visit, the rest of the family must avoid anything that grabs the limelight. Has Harry forgotten everything about royal life?”
While in Italy, King Charles was mainly an exemplary king who promoted dedication to selfless service during his appearances. There was one instance where the frustration within the Royal Family spilled over, and the camera captured it.
King Charles appeared agitated at the Quirinale Palace during a photo op with the President of the Italian Republic, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and his daughter, Laura Mattarella.
