Claims that Prince Harry could return to royal duties were dismissed yesterday when the king made a public appearance at church.
The source said Her Majesty is “absolutely of the view” that there is no way for the Duke of Sussex to return to working life “in any way, shape or form”.
Sources stress that this does not mean Charles, 75, will not be willing to repair his relationship with his estranged second son in the future.
However, this is seen as a sharp contrast to Harry being invited to provide professional support to the monarch during his battle with cancer.
Prince William is understood to share this view, but Kensington Palace has made clear that Prince William is focused on returning to work after taking time off to care for his wife following surgery last month. I have to.
Speculation abounded over the weekend after The Times reported that the Duke of Sussex was prepared to return to a “temporary royal role” to support his ailing father.
Prince Harry, 39, said he has been encouraged by the “warm interactions” he has had with the monarch since his father’s cancer diagnosis was revealed earlier this month.
The prince reportedly told friends that he would be happy to serve as a royal while his father was unwell.
One “royal insider” said: “On every practical level, it makes perfect sense for the family to come together and support the king while he is ill,” adding: “I doubt this arrangement will work. I feel that there is no such thing,” he added.
However, experts denied this completely and said it would be wrong to suggest that any discussion, even at a casual level, had taken place on the issue.
Sources said Prince Charles and the rest of the royal family were in “firm agreement” that the terms of the so-called Sandringham summit remained in place.
During this meeting in January 2020, the late Queen made it clear that the “half in, half out” approach her grandson wanted was not viable.
She argued that if Prince Harry seeks business deals overseas, he must renounce his royal connections and promise not to take advantage of them. “The terms of the agreement are very clear and nothing that has happened recently, including the king’s illness, has changed,” the source said.
Another source added: “Have the King and Prince Harry ever spoken?” yes. Does this mean a return to the fold, even temporarily? ‘Apart from a few investitures, the king does not intend to impose many duties on other family members while receiving treatment, another source said.
If family intervention is required, additional duties can easily be covered by William.
Her Majesty appeared to be in a good mood as she and Queen Camilla went to church on the Sandringham Estate, waving to the wish-granters.
He has spent the past few weeks at his Norfolk estate, returning briefly to London during the week for treatment and meetings.
At the weekend, it was also claimed that royal aides had “prevented” Prince Harry from joining the monarch at Sandringham after a 25-hour visit to the UK to see his father in early February.
The Sun reported that staff feared they would “never get rid of him” and instead invited him to a 45-minute meeting at Clarence House.
However, a source pointed out that Prince Harry got engaged in Las Vegas the day after he returned to the United States.
In an interview with Good Morning America, Prince Harry said he was happy to visit the UK to meet his father.
The prince, who headed to Vancouver, Canada, with his wife Meghan to celebrate the Invictus Games last week, said he would be back to see her as he planned another trip to the UK, raising the possibility of family rift. Healing from a crisis that did not discount the suggestion that there is a sex.