King Charles III, 76, is suffering from cancer, the British royal family announced on February 5, 2024, without giving details about the nature or extent of the disease. The monarch has already begun treatment and is confident of recovery.
The news has shocked the world and especially his youngest son, Prince Harry, who traveled from the United States to visit his father.
Details of Prince Harry’s meeting with King Charles
According to some media reports, the meeting between the two was short and tense, since the Duke of Sussex set a tough condition to meet with the King, and it was none other than that Queen Camilla was not present.
This was revealed to The Telegraph newspaper by journalist Petronella Wyat, who is close to the Queen.
According to Wyat, Harry did not want to see his stepmother when he spoke to Charles about his cancer diagnosis.
Why didn’t Harry want Camilla to be there?
Harry and Camilla have had a very contentious relationship for years.
The prince accused his stepmother of leaking information to the press to improve her image, calling her “dangerous” and a “scoundrel” in his book Spare.
He also said she had “sacrificed” him to benefit her reputation.
On the other hand, royal family expert Robert Jobson told the Daily Mail other details of the brief meeting between father and son.
According to Jobson, Prince Harry arrived at Clarence House at 2:42 p.m. and spoke to his father for only 30 minutes because the king wanted to “avoid stress”.