King Charles III Worried About 'Distant Parent' Reputation Ahead Of Coronation
By MLC on February 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
King Charles III is beginning to stress about his Coronation Ceremony.
His big is less than 100 days away and he will be officially crowned King of England and inaugurated into office on May 6th.
There’s no doubt it will be a massive and lavish event attended by his immediate family, friends and confidants.
King Charles' Coronation Is Less Than 100 Days Away
However, his son Prince Harry may or may not attend.
This is becoming a hard pill to swallow for King Charles III.
According to a source close to the royal household, "It is such a momentous occasion for Charles, and he would want his son to be at the coronation to witness it. He would like to have Harry back in the family.”
King Charles III Wants Prince Harry Back In The Family
Earlier this year, Harry released his bombshell memoir, “Spare,” in which he revealed shocking details about the Royal Family.
"If they don't sort it out, it will always be part of the King's reign and how he has left his family disjointed,” the source continued. “He has had a reputation as a distant parent, and it would be awful for him for that to continue."
To add more insult to this “disjointed family” claim, Harry wrote that his father told Princess Diana, “Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare- my work is done,” following his birth on September 15, 1984.
Obviously, this is a reference to the royal family’s line of succession.
Harry Claims His Father Referred To Him As The "Spare"
King Charles III was made king following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth III. Once KCIII passes, Prince William will take over the throne and become king followed by his first-born, Prince George (9).
Harry is now fifth in line to the throne given Prince William and Princess Catherine have welcomed two more children, Princess Charlotte (7) and Prince Louis (4).
As you can see from the extract, King Charles III reportedly referred to Harry as the “spare,” hence the title of his memoir.
Royal historian Robert Lacey told PEOPLE, “Quite apart from [Charles'] paternal hope to reunite with his son, one of the jobs of the royal family is showing how to cope with the problems we all have in a human and thoughtful way. What will be a success for the family in the future is not reconciliation necessarily, but mutual acceptance of different ideas and priorities."
The entire royal family has remained mum on Harry’s memoir, and it seems he has no regrets about writing and releasing it.
According to Page Six, the Duke of Sussex is extremely proud of his memoir sales.
“Harry said he was really happy about the success of the book and the reaction to it,” a source told the outlet. “He said he had no regrets about any of the revelations, and he’s relieved to have got his story out into the world. There’s been an amazing reaction to it.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have yet to reveal their plans, if they have any, to attend King Charles III’s coronation.