Prince Harry and King Charles are not set to reconcile any time soon as one royal expert believes “there is no turning back” for the father and son. Since Prince Harry quit royal life in 2020 and moved to America with his wife Meghan Markle, the duke, 40, has not held back from criticising the Firm.

Alongside his wife Meghan Markle, 43, Harry has criticised his royal relatives on a number of occasions, including on their 2022 Netflix docuseries Harry and Meghan, and in the duke’s bombshell memoir Spare published in 2023. Despite painting his father as “cold” in his memoir, it is believed Harry did maintain some form a relationship with the 76-year-old monarch until recently, when Harry’s court appeal against the Home Office reportedly resulted in the King not speaking to his youngest son.

In a BBC interview last month after losing his court appeal regarding his downgraded UK security rights, Harry claimed his father “won’t speak” to him, with a royal expert now believing that this lack of contact could be the case for a long time to come.

British royal expert Hilary Fordwich has now told Fox News Digital: “There is no turning back. King Charles remains tender towards his son but can’t risk communication.

“Prince William now has absolutely no interest in mending fences. Those close to the king say he [shouldn’t] make peace with Harry in a way that would burden Prince William’s future reign. The animosity is so deep that William has shut the door on Harry.

“Charles is not willing to go against his heir’s wishes. Everything comes down to trust and the lack of it.”

Over the last few years, the King has never addressed any of the claims of rifts between himself and his youngest son.