Friday 14 October 2022 05:34 PM King Charles 'devastated' over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fallout trends now
King Charles is 'absolutely devastated' by 'what has happened' with Prince Harry and is 'hopeful' of a reconciliation, a royal expert has claimed.
Katie Nicholl, author of The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown, told Fox News Digital that the King is heartbroken over the change in his relationship with the Duke of Sussex, 38, since his son married Meghan Markle in 2018.
Vanity Fair's royal editor Miss Nicholl said: 'He is hopeful that there will be a reconciliation. I think we saw that in the very public olive branches that were extended to Harry and Meghan.'
King Charles, pictured with his son in 2018, is 'absolutely devastated' by 'what has happened' with Prince Harry and is 'hopeful' of a reconciliation, royal expert Katie Nicholl has claimed
The King walks side-by-side with his son Harry as they arrive at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle for the late Queen's funeral last month
Miss Nicholl explained: 'Charles absolutely has been devastated by what has happened.
'If you think back just a couple of years around the time of the wedding, the relationship between Harry and his father was, I think, probably better than it ever had been.'
Among the many challenges facing the King in his reign, including modernising Britain's ancient monarchy, will be how to deal with Harry and Meghan.
The couple plunged The Firm into crisis after quitting public duties for a life free from royal obligations in California – from where they have made a string of damaging allegations against the institution.
In his first address to the nation as monarch last month, the King appeared to extend an 'olive branch' to the couple. However, others believe it was no more than a PR bid for unity in the hours after the Queen's death.
As King Charles shook hands with PM Liz Truss at their weekly meeting on
