Prince Harry spoke to his dad for the first time in more than six months as he broke his silence to wish the King a happy 75th birthday.
His Majesty King Charles is understood to have had a friendly and cordial chat with his boy during the transatlantic chat. It was the first time the father and son had spoken to each other since April, shortly before Charles was coronated King.
Charles is reportedly still open to hearing from Harry, his "dear boy". There is an open invite for the pair to meet whenever he's in the UK, it has been reported. During yesterday's call, the trio made plans to talk again soon, the Sun reports.
A rift remains in the Royal Family after Harry published his revealing memoir Spare (Getty Images)Though Harry hasn't seen his dad since the historic day in May, he has visited the UK several times. The 39-year-old hasn't spoke face-to-face with him since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth in September last year.
It's previously been reported that the King has been reluctant to take calls from Harry after Megxit. It has also been rumoured that Harry's brother Prince William and Queen Camilla have been advising His Majesty not to engage with him after he made the family a public spectacle On Netflix and in his memoir, Spare..
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A source told The Sun: “The King was extremely busy but is polite and loves his son and his grandchildren, and not so mean that he would not take a call on his birthday.” The prince's representatives publicised his plans, with the story appearing on the BBC.
The source continued: “There is still a long way to go to mend the rift created over many years — and the deeper issues caused by allegations in the Netflix series and Spare are not healed with a phone call.”
Earlier, other sources said Harry called his "Pa" following a day of engagements for the monarch, saying it was likely to be a “nice surprise” for the King, who had not heard from Harry, either by phone or message, “for some time”.
In Harry's bombshell book, which broke sales records around the world, Harry labelled his father an emotionally-stunted and ineffectual “old man”, cast his brother as his “arch-nemesis” and targeted Queen Camilla as a “‘wicked stepmother” and a “villain”.
Royal sources have in recent months continued to maintain how “the King loves both his sons”, but contact between Charles and Harry has been virtually non-existent. The King was celebrated by his close friends and family last night at a private gathering alongside the Queen at his Clarence House home.
Initial reports had suggested that Harry had snubbed the bash, but his spokespeople in the US hit back with further claims that he had not been invited or had contact with any of his father’s Buckingham Palace staff. Harry’s phone call could be seen as an olive branch to his father, amid a testing time for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they navigate their lives after leaving the royal family.
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