Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Drafted Several Versions of a Public 'Apology' to King Charles for Causing Him 'Enormous Pain,' Claims Source

A public apology to King Charles could be the next step in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported effort to heal their fractured relationship with the royal family.

"This isn't about Harry and Meghan admitting they were wrong about everything," a source told Rob Shuter's Naughty But Nice Substack. "It's about acknowledging that the past five years have caused enormous pain. The debate now is over what an apology should say — and, just as importantly, what it shouldn't."

Multiple sources told Shuter that "serious discussions" are underway regarding whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who left their royal duties in 2020, should issue a public apology to Charles, 77, in an effort to "rebuild trust" after years of public damage.

"The challenge is finding language that gives the King the respect he wants without forcing Harry and Meghan to walk back every interview, documentary, or page of Spare," a separate source said.

The apology would allegedly focus on regret over the high-profile breakdown of the family rather than revisiting specific allegations.

The Suits actress, 45, and the Spare author, 41, famously stepped back from their duties as working members of the royal family and moved to the United States in 2020.

In January of that year, the late Queen Elizabeth rejected Harry's proposal for a "half in, half out " role within the monarchy during the Sandringham Summit and ruled the couple could not be working royals while also pursuing independent, income-generating ventures.

"It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that just simply weren't true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and sort of take it all in," he said about the meeting in Netflix's 2022 docuseries Harry & Meghan.

The U.K. native has made strides to repair his estranged relationship with his father. Last month, Harry met with the king at Highgrove House on July 10, marking one of their first private meetings in years.

Later that month, Meghan met up with Harry in the U.K. alongside the couple's two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, marking their kids' first reunion with their grandfather in years.

Though Harry returned to his California home feeling "really energized" after spending rare time with his father, royal experts predict he will remain estranged from his older sibling, Prince William.

The brothers have not seen each other since the late Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022.