King Charles is said to have been left “saddened” after a spokesperson for Prince Harry suggested that palace insiders were trying to “sabotage” efforts to repair their fractured relationship.

It’s been a turbulent few years for the father and son. Ever since Harry stepped down as a senior royal in 2020 and relocated to the United States with Meghan Markle, tensions have only grown — especially following the Duke’s memoir Spare and his series of revealing interviews and documentaries that cast a harsh light on the royal family.

Earlier this month, however, there seemed to be a glimmer of progress. On September 10, Harry and his father finally reunited for the first time in 19 months. Their previous meeting had been back in February 2024, when Harry rushed from California to London after the King’s cancer diagnosis.

The long-awaited reunion took place at Clarence House and lasted just under an hour. But according to The Sun, the encounter was “more formal than expected,” with Harry reportedly feeling as though he was being treated like “an official visitor” rather than family. The outlet claimed the meeting felt “awkward” and “ceremonial,” similar to an audience with dignitaries.

Harry was said to have described the meeting as “very official, like an official visit.”