Charles III and Harry, both in London, avoid each other despite the king’s cancer

One is in the verdant gardens of Buckingham Palace, and the other is under the majestic dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. Charles III and his son Harry appeared on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, a few kilometers away from each other in London, without a reunion despite the King being diagnosed with cancer, according to reports.France Press agency.

It seems that the gap is now widening and the resentment between the Duke of Sussex, who lives in California, and the rest of the royal family is difficult to overcome.

But expectations have been revived by successive announcements since the beginning of the year that the 75-year-old queen and Kate, the popular wife of William, heir to the throne and older brother of Harry, have been diagnosed with cancer. Return to a period of turmoil less than two years after the death of Elizabeth II.

“The Duke hopes to see him soon.”

After withdrawing from the royal family since 2020, Harry rushed on the plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of February after announcing his father’s illness. Then he is entitled to less than an hour as the King departs for his residence in his country.

Passing through London to attend a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, an international competition for wounded soldiers, in which he is a major participant, the prince was this time entitled to a cooler welcome.

As of Tuesday, a spokesman for the prince made it clear that the meeting with his father would not take place “Unfortunately not possible due to busy schedule” Charles III: “Duke […] We hope to see that soon.”.

Harry came without Meghan

The king, who was crowned just over a year ago, is undergoing treatment for an unspecified cancer that was discovered in January after benign prostate surgery. But his doctors deemed the progress sufficient for him to resume his general activities last week.

All smiles in the bright sunshine, the royal, dressed in a light gray coat, launched a series of traditional summer “garden parties” on Wednesday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, shaking hands and exchanging a few words with guests.

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Harry, who again came without Meghan and their two children, arrived at the end of the afternoon, with medals pinned to his jacket, to attend a religious mass in honor of the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral, where his parents, Charles and Diana, married in 1981. He was then scheduled to attend He is visiting Nigeria with his wife.

“Royal Arm of Honour”

It’s been asked beforeFrance Press agency In front of Saint-Paul, an audience member found it justified for the king to refuse to see his son: Harry “I just came to get publicity before going to Nigeria to pretend to be part of the royal family.”.

For her part, Tracy, also present, thought to herself “sad” Because of the situation and finds the royal family “childish” To ignore it. The generally anti-Harry tabloids charge: “They are trying to encourage us to hate him.”

Sun commentator Piers Morgan welcomed “Royal Arm of Honour” From the king to his son While in the Daily Mail, Richard Kay concluded that the disease “He seems to have moved away.” The two men again.

This impression was further reinforced by the palace’s choice, which was silent about Harry’s visit, to announce at the same time an upcoming party that would bring together Charles and William. The heir to the throne will then regain the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, the regiment in which Harry served in Afghanistan.

A complete rupture between the two brothers

If communication remains fragile between Charles and his son, the rupture seems complete between the two brothers who were previously united in mourning after the brutal death of Princess Diana in Paris in 1997.

If the princely couple appeared together in public in the days following the death of Elizabeth II in September 2022, Harry’s accusations in his memoirs dampened any hope of reconciliation.

The Duke of Sussex described his eldest child as angry and even violent. He also attacked Kate and her mother-in-law Camilla. Since then, relations have been severed, and according to the British press, Harry only learned of his sister-in-law’s cancer through the media.