ROYALSPrince Harry 'Not Expecting' Royal Family to Reach Out During His Upcoming Trip to London as Feud Continues: Insider
Prince Harry has had a rocky relationship with the royal family since 2020.
Though the royal family shocked the masses when they honored Prince Harry via social media on his 40th birthday, sources claimed the Duke of Sussex is still not on good terms with the monarchy.
In fact, a friend of the Spare author told a news outlet that when Harry goes on his trip to the U.K. later this month, he "is not expecting the call-up from the king or William."
Prince Harry has no plans to see his family when he visits London at the end of September.
In addition, when the father-of-two touches down in the U.K. for the September 30 WellChild Awards, he will be staying in a London hotel instead of a royal property, only further highlighting the family strife.
One friend of the Prince of Wales told the outlet, "William’s focus is on his family right now and he won’t be meeting up with Harry."
Though the royal family made a birthday tribute for the Duke of Sussex, they are still not on good terms.
As far as the Sunday, September 15, birthday wishes go, one source claimed, "It was just a company thing. Happy birthday blah blah blah" — though this was the first time the royals acknowledged Harry's special day in three years.
Some people thought their social media posts were actually a subtle dig at Harry and his wife, as the photo they chose originally included Meghan Markle in the frame, but they had cropped her out for the post.
Prince William is 'focused' on his family — not his rift with Harry, said a source.
As OK! reported, Harry received $8.5 million on his birthday from grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's estate, as she left money to her loved ones when she passed in 2022.
William is allegedly not thrilled about the generous gift, as he feels "Harry has been unsupportive, scathing and hurtful towards the royal family," royal broadcaster Helena Chard told a news outlet.
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"Purportedly Prince William isn’t happy that Prince Harry will be inheriting $8.5 million from his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother’s estate," royal expert Hilary Fordwich added. "It’s not so much that he resents the money in any way. But the Queen Mother couldn’t have anticipated what Prince Harry has done to the family."
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"Prince Harry, on the contrary, will be elated that he has won the top prize as he has always felt inadequate to Prince William," Chard noted. "King Charles will be mighty relieved that Prince Harry will now be financially comfortable for a while and not feel the need to write further memoirs attacking the royal family."
Meghan Markle has not been back to the U.K. since 2022.
Harry's tension with his family stems from the way he negatively portrayed them in his memoir and the numerous other times he shaded the monarchy since giving up his role and moving to America in 2020.
The Daily Beast spoke to the sources.
