King Charles wants Harry and William to reconcile but it probably won’t happen yet

Princes William and Harry are not going to try and mend fences at the King’s Coronation, but experts explain why there could still be a chance.

Prince Harry’s flying visit to attend his father, King Charles III’s Coronation is unlikely to include a reconciliation with his brother, William, the Prince of Wales.

According to Britain’s The Sun newspaper, the King will welcome the US-based Duke of Sussex after having a “heart-to-heart” via telephone, however, the feud between the siblings was not discussed and there may not be time to heal old wounds with Prince Harry having called his brother his “arch-nemesis” in his explosive memoir, Spare.

Royal correspondent Robert Jobson told The Sun the Prince of Wales “is not very happy about it but, at the end of the day, he is sworn to the King and if King wants it, he should get on with it and take orders”.

Prince William and Prince Harry are unlikely to have time to heal old wounds during the latter’s flying visit to Britain for their father, King Charles III’s, coronation. Picture: Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images

The author of Our King: Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed added: “It’s going to be a short reign – the King will be 75 in November. The fact is, support your father and if your father wants you to try to build bridges, build bridges.”

However, it is hoped the Coronation will enable the King and his second son to “try to have conversations”, particularly as the Duke will be travelling solo, with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, remaining in California with their children, Archie and Lilibet.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Picture: Taylor Hill/WireImage

“The fact Meghan’s not there will probably be more advantageous, at least they can speak more freely,” Jobson said.

Part of those discussions could include the Queen Consort, Camilla, whom Harry called “dangerous” in Spare.

The Sun said close friends of her revealed she was stung by the Duke’s comments, including that Prince Harry pleaded with the then Prince of Wales not to marry her.

But if the Queen Consort “doesn’t let it get to her”, reconciliation with Prince William is not on the immediate agenda.

According to The Sun, a source was glad Prince Harry had spoken to his father, “which has eased the path to rapprochement.”

“I think his relationship with William is for another time.”

Buckingham Palace and Harry’s representatives were approached for comment.

King Charles III’s coronation will take place on May 6. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The news comes as coronation of the King and Queen Consort will see the largest military ceremonial operation in 70 years, with more than 6000 men and women of the UK’s armed forces taking part in the historic royal event.

Sailors, soldiers, and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth will accompany Charles and Camilla to and from Westminster Abbey – where the coronation service will take place on May 6.

Later in the day, military personnel will conduct a six-minute fly-past of more than 60 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force – flying over The Mall in central London.

In all corners of the Union – including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast – gun salutes will take place to herald the moment the King is crowned.

Featuring more than 400 personnel, across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships, 21 rounds will fire to mark the coronation with the exception of the Tower of London and Horse Guards Parade, where a 62-round salute and a six-gun salvo will fire respectively.

Nearly 400 armed forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.

The Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows and Concorde fly over the Queen Victoria memorial during the fly-past in 2002 to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture: WPA/Rota/John Stillwell

For the procession, around 5000 armed forces personnel will accompany the King in two separate parades.

The first, the King’s Procession, will be the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

It will travel along The Mall, through Admiralty Arch, along the south side of King Charles Island in Trafalgar Square, before going down Whitehall through the east and south side of Parliament Square to Westminster Abbey.

The second, the coronation procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey, and will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth armed forces, featuring nearly 4,000 personnel.

It is expected that central London will be packed with royal fans and big screens will be placed in royal parks including in Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’s Park so they can watch the days events.

More than 57 locations across the UK will have big screens enabling over 100,000 people to watch the events in their home towns, according to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Screens in St James’s Park will also show the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on May 7.

Originally published as King Charles wants Harry and William to reconcile but it probably won’t happen yet