Prince Harry’s memoir has been met publicly with silence from his family, but there are strong reactions behind the scenes.
“William is the one who is most upset and needs time to calm down,” says the source. “He has been painted as hotheaded and unsympathetic. But I don’t think he will back down — it’s whether they can move beyond it and accept that they view things differently.”
Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Royal correspondent Valentine Low, author ofCourtiers, adds that William “will be furious about the betrayals of confidences.”
Prince William and Prince Harry.Daniel Leavl-Olivas-Pool Getty Images
Meanwhile, King Charles III is eager for the situation to “calm down” in time for his May 6 coronation.
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Says the source close to the royal household: “It is such a momentous occasion for Charles, and he would want his son to be at the coronation to witness it. He would like to have Harry back in the family. If they don’t sort it out, it will always be part of the King’s reign and how he has left his family disjointed. He has had a reputation as a distant parent, and it would be awful for him for that to continue.”
King Charles and Prince Harry.DAVID ROSE/POOL/AFP via Getty
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Royal historian Robert Lacey notes that “quite apart from [Charles'] paternal hope to reunite with his son, one of the jobs of the royal family is showing how to cope with the problems we all have in a human and thoughtful way. What will be a success for the family in the future is not reconciliation necessarily, but mutual acceptance of different ideas and priorities.”
source: people.com
