King Charles courtiers has observed a recurring theme in Prince Harry’s public appearances.
In his book Charles III, Robert Hardman claims that royal staff have suggested that Prince Harry has developed a pattern of making public appearances while King Charles is overseas on state business.
‘Royal staff had noticed something else, too. It was starting to feel a little more than confidential that when the King was on important business overseas, the Duke of Sussex would suddenly emerge from his hard-won privacy to make a high-profile public appearances,’ he wrote.
Back in March 2023, when King Charles travelled to Germany on his first official visit of the reign, Prince Harry appeared in London to attend the opening stages of his legal cases.
The same pattern was observed in 2025: during the King’s visit to Italy, Harry appeared at the Court of Appeal in London.
Later, while the King travelled to Canada, his estranged son was in Shanghai attending a conference on sustainable tourism.
‘Only a cynic could possibly detect a pattern there,’ one courtier told the author.
This comes as reports suggested that the representatives from both sides were pictured at a private sit-down, seemingly a peace talk, back in July.
Harry also paid a touching tribute to his late grandfather Prince Philip, in a letter secretly placed at the National Memorial during an event attended by the King.
Even Public relations specialist Eric Schiffer believes reconciliation will eventually take place.