This left Charles as the sole parent to his young sons, ostensibly drawing them closer together.
But what really goes on when the royals aren’t in public?
Is Prince Harry truly close to his father?
Here’s what the bond between King Charles and Prince Harry is really like.
Prince Harry’s actual name is Henry Charles Albert David.
“I chose William and Harry, but Charles did the rest,” she revealed (viaPopSugar).
“Charles” is a popular name among the royal family.
His daughter, Princess Charlotte, also bears a feminine variation of the moniker.
“Harry was a boy.
His first comment was, ‘Oh God, it’s a boy.'”
But it wasn’t only Harry’s sex with which Charles seemed to take issue.
Decades later, Charles made it clear he still wanted more girls in the family.
“We’re hoping for a granddaughter!”
he said, as reported byPeoplewhen Prince William and Princess Catherine were expecting their second child.
‘I’m marrying for love.'"
According to Junor, King Charles “has sometimes overlooked friends and loved ones beside him.”
King Charles’ parenting style was a stark contrast to Princess Diana’s.
Just like Charles, Prince Harry is eco-conscious.
King Charles keeps a memento of that special day on display in his home.
“There’s a lot to work through there, you know?”
“I feel really let down,” he said.
Harry was referring to what had happened to his mother, Princess Diana, decades earlier.
“My biggest concern was history repeating itself,” he told Winfrey (viaMarie Claire).
Prince Harry confessed that he has conflicting emotions, though.
“My father and my brother they are all trapped,” he said (via Entertainment Tonight).
“They don’t get to leave.
And I have huge compassion for that.”
Charles may not have been ready for his son to exhibit quite so much “backbone.”
“He liked Meghan when she came along.”
“Charles thought that was the right thing to do,” she said.
“It wasn’t until much later that Harry revealed he had hidden his private emotions so deeply.”
Seward claimed that Harry harbored a lot of resentment.
With her death, Prince Charles became King Charles III.
Prince Harry commented on both of these huge events in a statement.
According to the Duke of Sussex, his father did not do well as a single father.
Pa was never made for that.
To be fair, he tried."
It wasn’t the first time that Prince Harry has criticized his father’s parenting.
“He treated me the way he was treated,” he said.
“It’s a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on anyway.”
That happened to me, I’m going to ensure that doesn’t happen to you.'"
“Who could say which of us was sane?”
Harry recounted his father saying (viaUs Weekly).
Who knows if I’m really the Prince of Wales?
Who knows if I’m even your real father?"
“They couldn’t get enough of this ‘joke,’ for some reason.
Maybe it made them feel better about their lives that a young prince’s life was laugh-able.
Never mind that my mother didn’t meet Major Hewitt until long after I was born.”
Could King Charles grant Prince Harry’s wish?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world when they stepped down as senior royals.
The couple was initially reported to have asked about the possibility of simply lessening their royal duties.
