Another insider commented: “For a son who claims to want a reconciliation, it’s a curious way to build bridges.

“His beloved grandmother would have been horrified.

“The King is a kind man with a warm heart – and quite enough on his plate to deal with, without all this from his son.”

Harry’s interview took place just a few days before the country comes together to mark VE Day.

The interview aired after Harry lost his case at the Court of Appeal about his security arrangements in the UK.

When he stepped away from royal duties in 2020, his level of security was reduced.

Now, he has to inform officials ahead of any trips to the UK so they can review his security needs each time.

Harry is worried that having to share his travel plans in advance could make it easier for someone to plan an attack on him.

In the interview, Harry, 40, said: “There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family. Of course, they’ll never forgive me for lots of things but there’s no point in continuing to fight any more.”

“Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has. It would be nice to reconcile.”

A close friend of the King has claimed that Harry tends to see hidden motives whenever things don’t go the way he wants.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, they said: “Even when he speaks of reconciliation, it’s laced with threats and anger.”

They added: “It’s not that the King won’t speak to him, it’s that he can’t.”

“How can you have a private and delicate conversation when you know it’s going to end up on a news special within hours?”

They also said: “Perhaps if he tried to earn, rather than demand, a reconciliation, things might go a little better.”

In response to the Duke’s comments, Buckingham Palace said: “All these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion on each occasion.”