Inside King Charles's changing relationship with Prince William and Prince Harry amid family turmoil in recent years - as he celebrates Father's Day without his youngest son The relationships the King has with his two sons have reportedly changed By Maria Chiorando For Mailonline Published: 09:13 BST, 16 June 2024 | Updated: 09:13 BST, 16 June 2024 e-mail 20 shares View comments The Royal Family has endured a tumultuous few years, with the deaths of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II , and both King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales facing cancer . Another blow to the family came in 2020, when Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle decided to step back from their roles as senior royals. Ever since the move, which saw the Sussexes move across the world to California , it is believed that Prince Harry's relationship with his father has become somewhat complicated.
Meanwhile, back in the UK, as Charles has become monarch, and William has become the Prince of Wales, many royal experts have been speculating that the father-son bond has become closer than ever. Harry's decision to leave The Firm has certainly caused a strained relationship with the King. Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince William, Prince Harry, and the then-Prince Charles on holiday in the Scilly Isles in 1989 The then-Prince Charles poses for photographs with Prince Harry and Prince William during the Royal Family's ski break in Klosters in 2005 This was made worse after he and Meghan were interviewed by O.
