After the Royal Family sent birthday wishes to Prince Harry, many saw it as an olive branch from his father King Charles but one expert says a previous birthday phone call left the monarch 'really disappointed'
Prince Harry 's imminent trip to the UK has left many wondering whether a meeting with his estranged father King Charles could be on the cards.
On the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential show, royal editor Rebecca English says that Charles remains angry but will always be open to reconciliation with his son. However, when wondering whether the pair spoke when Harry turned 40, she said the aftermath of a phone call left the King "really disappointed".
"And within hours of that happening that was leaked from the Sussex side to favoured media and that really crossed the line in the sand for the Royal Family because so very little of their lives is genuinely private. So much is lived in public or even surrounded by staff watching everything they do. So private conversations, particularly private phone calls are really considered just that.
Harry was last in the UK several weeks ago to attend the funeral of his late uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Princess Diana's sister Lady Jane Fellowes. On that occasion, he did not meet up with his dad, although the event was also attended by Prince William - but the two warring brothers are said not to have spoken to each other.
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