‘Ruthless’ King Charles ‘more decisive’ on Prince Harry, Meghan Markle than Queen

The Queen apparently hoped Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would return to the royal fold, but King Charles is less sentimental and “bitterness remains”.

King Charles is more decisive than the late Queen when it comes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a royal source has claimed.

Last week, while was on a charity trip to Japan, Prince Harry’s HRH title was quietly removed from the Royal Family website in what royal experts described as a “brutal reality check” from Buckingham Palace to the Sussexes.

Despite Prince Harry declaring he wanted his “family back”, relations between the warring royals have not improved. Picture: Getty Images

“For it was surely no coincidence that the Prince’s arrival in the Far East coincided with the brutal reality check administered by Buckingham Palace about his status — and that of his wife — in the new‑look Royal Family,” Richard Kay wrote in the Daily Mail.

Now, a royal insider has claimed that’s a result of King Charles’ decisiveness, following months of his son lobbing bombs at the royal family.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, the source said that the late Queen had always hoped that Harry and Meghan would return to the fold so she never pushed them out for good, despite the ongoing tension within the family.

Prior to her death last year, the Queen had reportedly hoped that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would return to the royal fold. Picture: AFP

The new King, however, is more ruthless, the source claimed.

“Her Majesty never stopped hoping there would be some kind of reconciliation and that the couple would return to the [royal family] one day.”

But King Charles has been infinitely more brutal, even evicting the couple from their UK base at Windsor Castle, Frogmore Cottage.

“Even if he didn’t authorise it, he must have been aware that the changes were certain to become a talking point,” the source reportedly told the Mail.

Harry and Meghan, pictured in 2019, have reportedly not had contact with King Charles or Prince William in a significant period of time. Picture: AFP

The removal of Harry’s HRH title online comes after months of him and Meghan throwing accusations at the royals.

It comes as Meghan is alleged to have turned to a radical stress-busting tool to help her keep calm after months of personal drama.

The Sussexes’ reputation has taken a hit since leaving the royal family in 2020. Picture: Getty Images

And in another blow to the Sussexes, Ms Markle was left humiliated after her birthday was publicly ignored by King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Catherine on her birthday.

It made it the second snub in days after it was revealed the couple won’t be part of the Royal Family’s event marking the one-year anniversary of the Queen’s death.

Prince Harry played in a polo match in Singapore over the weekend. Picture: Getty Images

It can now be revealed that Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to attend an engagement marking one year of the late Queen’s passing next month, according to reports.

King Charles has even buried the hatchet with his controversial brother, Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his HRH title last year by the Queen amid allegations of sexual assault.

Prince Harry got back on the horse in Asia last week. Picture: Getty Images

Harry and Meghan’s visit to Germany on September 9 for the Invictus Games will be the couple’s first joint appearance in Europe since the Queen’s funeral.

No royals are expected to see the controversial couple when they are in Europe as they are likely to still be at Balmoral.

A source said of the commemorations snub: “If they are not included in any of those plans they will find a way to mark the significance in their own way.”

Over the weekend, Prince Harry concluded his visit to Asia by participating in a charity polo match in Singapore.

– with The Sun

Originally published as ‘Ruthless’ King Charles ‘more decisive’ on Prince Harry, Meghan Markle than Queen