When Queen Elizabeth II died in September at the age of 96, her eldest son, Charles, immediately became king.
But even though he has been King Charles III for several months now, the coronation of the new king will not take place until May.
And like everything related to the royal family these days, the coronation planning has become a messy situation that has caused resentment among relatives.
The principle fighters in this case are Prince William and Prince Harry.
According to a new report by the Mail on Sunday (via the Daily Beast ), Charles wanted to take Harry to the coronation, but William rejected the idea.
Now, the current and future monarchs of England are locked in a battle of wills.
Charles reportedly felt that Harry’s absence would send the message that there was a permanent rift between father and son, while William felt that Harry’s presence would be taken as an indication that his wrongdoings had been forgiven.
“The core issue is whether he will attend the coronation, and if he does, under what terms and conditions,” the source said. letterreferring to Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.
“The family is torn apart, and all indications are that Harry is being advised not to agree on anything at this stage and to ‘play long’ until the last minute, which makes negotiations with him very difficult,” the insider said.
“Harry’s camp made it clear that his idea was to just attend the coronation and act on his own, but then being stripped of the title was a non-starter.”
Well, it seemed that Harry knew that this could be the end of his power when negotiating with his family.
There may have been a time when Harry was ready to cut ties with the other Windsors – but apparently he isn’t quite there yet.
So if Charles decides that his youngest son should be invited to the coronation, you can be sure that Harry will have to curry some favors before agreeing.
“While he could decide to remove the title of his own free will, he balks at the idea of being forcibly removed,” the insider said.
“He did not like being lumped together with Andrew in the public mind as the two ‘princes of trouble’, when he saw the situation very differently.
It goes without saying that Harry doesn’t deserve comparisons to Andrew, who paid off a sexual assault victim with money he borrowed from the Queen.
Andrew is scum, and Harry is just a man seeking to live on his own terms and protect his family from the insidious forces that destroyed his mother.
Despite the very important differences, it seems that Charles may be planning to keep quiet about the “troubled prince” in an upcoming BBC interview.
Mirror reported that “royal aides are discussing the possibility of the king using conversation to tell stories.”
The interview will air before the coronation, making it Charles’ first long interview as king.
He is taking a risk by speaking publicly for the first time about this controversial issue.
But at this time, continued silence can be an even bigger gamble.