- The King’s son called the King to beg for a statement in the couple’s favor.
- Charles refused to budge.
- In his autobiography, Harry states: I rang Pa yet again.
King Charles received requests to support his younger son Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle.
The King’s son called the King to beg for a statement in the couple’s favour due to the severe media scrutiny they were facing, but Charles refused to budge.
In his autobiography, Harry states: “I rang Pa yet again. Don’t read it, darling— I cut him off. I wasn’t about to hear that nonsense again. Also, I wasn’t a boy anymore. I tried a new argument.”
Then Harry begged his father: “I reminded Pa that these were the same shoddy bastards who’d been portraying him as a clown all his life, ridiculing him for sounding the alarm about climate change. These were his tormentors, his bullies, and now they were tormenting and bullying his son and his son’s girlfriend—did that not inspire his outrage? Why have I got to beg you, Pa? Why is this not already a priority for you? Why is this not causing you anguish, keeping you up at night, that the press are treating Meg like this?”
Harry continued. “You adore her, you told me so yourself. You bonded over your shared love of music, you think she’s funny and witty, and impeccably mannered, you told me—so why, Pa? Why? I couldn’t get a straight answer. The conversation went in circles and when we hung up I felt—abandoned.”
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