Royal family refuses to forgive Prince Harry over his scathing criticism of Queen Camilla
Comments on Queen Camilla come back to haunt Prince Harry ahead of UK trip, royal expert
Prince Harry’s scathing criticism of Queen Camilla has come back to haunt him as royal expert dashes his hope of forgiveness ahead of UK trip.
Two years after the release of Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams talked of its impact on the members of the Royal family, particularly Queen Camilla.
Speaking with Royal Insider, the expert said the Duke of Sussex “crossed a line” with his criticism of the Queen Consort, noting that while the royal family has remained silent on the matter, Harry’s words deepened the rift within the family.
In his autobiography, Harry penned of King Charles marrying Camilla, “I had complex feelings about gaining a step parent who, I believed, had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar.
“In a funny way I even wanted Camilla to be happy. Maybe she’d be less dangerous if she was happy?” he added.
“Things have not settled down since his allegations in the ill-advised memoir and in interviews promoting it deepened the rift in the royal family and caused the Sussexes to be evicted from Frogmore Cottage,” Fitzwilliams said.
“His criticism of Queen Camilla was regarded as having crossed a line,” he added. “However the royal family, with the king and Princess of Wales battling serious illness, have other priorities.”
“The Sussexes have ceased their attacks, for obvious reasons, as it would look appalling at a time like this. However as we saw in August when William and Harry were both at the Memorial Service for their uncle Lord Fellowes but reportedly didn’t speak, the rift is as wide as ever.
“This was evident on Harry’s last visit to commemorate ten years of Invictus too, when he did not see his father. William has had a ‘brutal’ year and Catherine is prioritising health and her family.
“It’s a tough time for the royal family. Obviously they will take note of what happens when Harry is in court later this month but Spare, fortunately not expanded in the paperback edition, though not forgotten or forgiven, must largely be a memory to them.”
