Prince Harry remains “distant” as ever from his estranged father King Charles as the duke’s fight to win back taxpayer-funded security in the UK significantly contributed to the breakdown of their relationship, according to a report.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, has been completely estranged from his relatives ever since he and his wife, Meghan Markle, quit royal life in 2020 and moved to the US.
Last week, the Invictus Games founder spent two days at a London court appealing to win back publicly funded security detail for him and his family, of which they were stripped five years ago.
He has notably received zero help from the royals.
According to palace insiders, the lack of help from members of the Firm signals at just how strained the relationship between both camps continues to be.
“I don’t think there is any rapprochement,” a source told People. “Nothing has changed.”
Another insider provided some insight into the duke’s scarred relationship with his cancer-stricken father, saying the pair remain “distant.”
Harry previously expressed disappointment at his estranged family’s lack of help amid his various legal battles.
Charles, for his part, had been reluctant to even speak to his estranged son over fears there could be “serious legal jeopardy” given the duke’s ongoing legal case against the UK government.
Still, Harry “feels very strongly this is something he must fight for,” a source told the outlet.
Communication between the father-son duo is virtually non-existent, as Harry is no longer on speaking terms with his ailing father, 76.
What’s more, Charles no longer takes his son’s calls or responds to his letters, according to those close to Harry.
In fact, Harry learned of his father’s hospitalization on March 27 through the news, after Buckingham Palace didn’t let him know to avoid adding “to the drama.”
As a result, Harry remains in the dark about his father’s ongoing cancer battle.
“[The legal battle] puts Harry in direct contact with the people who are carrying out the king’s orders,” royal author Sally Bedell Smith told the outlet.
“If his father was to say something even seemingly innocuous, it could end up landing in the middle of the court case.”
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace and Harry’s reps for comment.
Following the Sussexes’ trans-Atlantic move, Harry and the “Suits” alum, 43, released a series of tell-all projects about their time in the palace.
Their already damaged relationship with the royals was made worse with the release of their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, and later their six-part Netflix documentary, “Harry & Meghan,” in which they dished on life in the palace.
But the final nail in the coffin proved to be Harry’s bombshell memoir, “Spare,” which hit shelves in January 2023.
