King Charles Reportedly Open To Reconciliation After Prince Harry's Latest Diss

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is about to create more headlines with his upcoming interviews. In his previous sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, Harry cited his reasons for leaving the British royal family as "lack of support and lack of understanding," (via Marie Claire). He explained that he had asked his family to fend off the British tabloids from his wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, to no avail. "Once as a boyfriend, once as a husband, and once as a father," he stated.

Prince Harry went into even more detail in the recently released Netflix documentary, "Harry & Meghan." He revealed that his brother William, Prince of Wales, screamed at him for stepping away from the royal family, while his father, King Charles III, said "things that just simply weren't true," per CNN. Prince Harry also opened up again about his contentious relationship with the media, and how the palace used the press to its advantage, which he called a "dirty game." He revealed, "My dad said to me: 'Darling boy, you can't take on the media. The media will always be the media.'"

It seems as if the Duke of Sussex isn't finished telling his side of the story. Ahead of the release of his memoir, "Spare," he opened up in two separate interviews, and his father, King Charles, is reportedly refuting his latest claims.

In an interview with Tom Bradby from ITV set to air on January 8, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, was seen stating in the trailer, "I would like to get my father back, I would like to have my brother back," (via BBC). He also claimed, "[They've] shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile," later alleging that the palace leaked and planted stories to the media. "I want a family, not an institution," he declared.

Following the release of the trailer, a source close to King Charles III claimed, "Those close to the king insist that he has always made clear how much he loves both of his sons, keeping communication channels open throughout the last few years, despite the many barbs from California," per The Telegraph. According to the source, Prince Harry's claim that his father didn't want to reconcile was "wrong," and he and his father have been in contact. "[King Charles] reiterated that his door remains open and that the duke and [Meghan Markle] are welcome at any time," the insider added.

Despite their tense relationship, King Charles extended an invitation to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to his coronation in May, per the Daily Mail. It remains to be seen if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take that olive branch.

But will Prince Harry actually be able to reconcile with his family? Well, that question will probably remain until "Spare" hits the shelves and the royals get to see what Harry really said about them. According to reports, the book is so scathing in parts some have predicted it could well push the fractured family to the point of no return. "Generally I think the book [will be] worse for them than the royal family is expecting. Everything is laid bare," a source who is purported to have previewed the book, claimed to The Times in early January. "Charles comes out of it better than I had expected but it's tough on William, in particular, and even Kate gets a bit of a broadside," they added. "I personally can't see how Harry and William will be able to reconcile after this."

Making things even worse? An insider claimed to The Sun that William and Harry's late mom, Princess Diana, had apparently tried to teach them to stick together and wouldn't be happy to see the tension that's developed. "Diana always warned them they must never fall out because they would need one another. It is very sad it's reached this stage," the source shared. "The falling out is to be covered in the book in detail and what aggravates is it's not an outsider revealing these private moments — it's Harry giving his one-sided account of family affairs."

While it's been reported William, Prince of Wales, wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, maybe doesn't come off too well in Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex's book, The Sun has claimed King Charles supposedly made it clear to his youngest son that he wouldn't tolerate any negative comments about his wife, Camilla, queen consort. "If Harry trashes her then Charles could pull the plug, and Harry knows that. Harry had a difficult relationship with Camilla, who had an affair with his father when he was still married to Diana. But attacking Camilla would not go down well among palace staff or his father, and Harry is aware," the insider claimed, suggesting Harry may not write too much about his step-mother in "Spare."

But while Harry may potentially go a little easier on Camilla, per his father's wishes (meaning there's still a slight chance the father and son could reconcile), royal watchers have suggested the chances of Harry doing the same with his brother may be slimmer. "Whether Prince William would be so receptive [to a reunion] is another question," a source told Daily Mail. "Things are hanging by a thread as it is after the past few months, and from the sounds of it Harry's memoir is unlikely to help."