King Charles III and his son, Prince Harry, cannot let go of their feud. The battle has been going on for close to five years.
However, in the last few years, things have gotten more complicated between the two sides. For some observers, reconciliation seems very unlikely in the next few years.
While the Duke of Sussex is busy claiming in interviews that he is ready to make peace with his family, the other side has opted for dignified silence.
Moreover, some royal sources have indicated that the future King of the United Kingdom, Prince William, will never forgive his brother and his wife, Meghan Markle.
The Prince of Wales thinks that Prince Harry took his betrayal to the next level when he tried to tarnish his wife’s reputation.
Prince William has gotten closer to his spouse, Kate Middletonn, in the past 18 months, and he feels a greater need to be protective.
King Charles and Prince William will not be pleased to find out that Prince Harry wanted to change his last name at some point. According to reports, the father of two wanted to take the name of his late mother, Princess Diana.
Prince Harry even reached out to his maternal uncle, Charles Spencer, to find out if name change was possible.
Currently, Prince Harry and his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilbet, share the last name Mountbatten-Windsor. He was hoping to go with Spencer.
However, things did not go as well as he expected. The Mail on Sunday claims that Prince Harry has “actively explored ways” to drop his name and found out that “the legal hurdles were insurmountable.”
A royal insider told the publication: “They had a very amicable conversation and Spencer advised him against taking such a step.”
The move would have cemented his split from his father who is very attached to the name because it comes from the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
During an episode of With Love, Meghan, the former actress reflected on the inportance of the name for the family.
She told good friend Mindy Kaling: “It’s so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle – you know I’m Sussex now. You have kids and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children’. I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me but it just means so much to go ‘This is our family name. Our little family name.”
For some observers, the drama over the name is an illustration of the contradictions that guide the Sussexes. On one hand, they claim to want peace, but on the other, they keep making moves that suggest they want to get under the skin of King Charles and Prince William.
