The Duke of Sussex wrote a ‘deeply personal’ letter to his father Prince Charles in which he vowed to ‘respect the institution’ before he flew back to Britain for his grandfather’s funeral.
Prince Harry wrote the letter after his relationship with his father ‘hit rock bottom’ following his bombshell interview with Oprah.
But Prince Charles still remains ‘very hurt’ by Meghan and Harry’s decision to have the tell-all interview, which was released while Prince Philip was still in the hospital.
In the personal letter, the Duke of Sussex “outlined his reasons for leaving” his role as a senior royal to move to the US with his wife. He also said that he would ‘respect the institution,’ The Mirror said.
Sources also claim that Prince Harry decided to write the letter to the Prince of Wales because he refused to take his calls.
“He wrote a deeply personal note to his dad to try and set things straight but tensions are still running high and things haven’t exactly ironed out the way he had hoped,” a royal source told The Mirror.
“There had been a kind of unspoken agreement between everyone to park whatever has been on each person’s mind, and solely concentrate on supporting the Queen ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral.
“The feeling inside the camp was that it wasn’t the time nor the place to go over things, especially at such an emotional time for everybody involved.”
During the Oprah interview, Prince Harry said he felt ‘very let down’ by the Prince of Wales and accused him of refusing to take his calls.
The Duke also said that his father ‘cut him off’ financially when he and Meghan moved to the US.
When asked about his relationship with his father, Harry said: “There’s a lot to work through there, you know? I feel really let down, because he’s been through something similar.
“He knows what pain feels like, and Archie’s his grandson. I will always love him, but there’s a lot of hurt that’s happened. And I will continue to make it one of my priorities to try and heal that relationship.”
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