Prince Harry's attacks on the royal family for days have caused 74-year-old King Charles III quite a headache, but after a few days of "haze", the king showed a bright smile. According to the British media "Metro News" reported on January 12, King Charles seemed to be in a good mood when he visited Scotland that day, which was also his first public appearance after the publication of his son's memoir "Spare Tires".
King Charles, dressed in a kilt, greeted residents in Aberdeenshire and visited local wood and stone carvings before unveiling a plaque commemorating his visit. It can be seen that the king is very happy the whole time, and it seems that he is no longer affected by the storm of "Spare Tires". Royal officials then shared several photos of Charles' visit on Instagram and revealed the contents of the king's conversations with the local community.
Charles was also reportedly asked by reporters at the scene if he was hurt by the contents of Harry's memoirs, but he chose not to respond and hurried away in a car. Prince William and Princess Kate also refused to respond to questions from reporters when they visited the Royal Liverpool University Hospital on the same day. On January 12, Sky News reporter Inzamam Rashid tweeted a 14-second video in which he asked William twice "if he had read his brother's new book," but both William and Kate completely ignored the question and then left the scene.
Although both King Charles and William Kate now choose to ignore Harry, according to royal expert Katie Nicole, William is actually very devastated by Harry's actions in private, and he even angrily said that "I just can't forgive Harry for writing those things." It is reported that Prince Harry repeatedly talks about his upbringing as a "spare tire" in the book, and his family's inability to understand why he is not satisfied with such a role.
Harry claimed that his father told Diana after his birth, "Now that you have given me an heir and a spare tire, my job is done." Presumably, this is also the origin of the memory Harry gave him called "Spare Tires", from which it can also be seen that Harry has always been obsessed with his father's words. But in fact, this phrase is an old saying in British royal circles, meaning that the first son is the heir to the title, power and wealth, and the second son is the spare tire just in case.
Harry also claimed that Charles said that the royal family did not have enough money to support Meghan Markle, in short, all kinds of dissatisfaction with his brother and father. But now many people question Harry's credibility because some of the details in his book are clearly at odds with the facts. However, this does not affect the sales of "Spare Wheel", which is said to have sold more than 1.43 million copies in the UK, US and Canada so far.
But royal biographer Catherine Mayer warned that "The Spare Wheel" should be taken seriously by the royal family, after all, it is not just the nonsense of a celebrity, but also a matter of the rule of the monarch. Catherine noted that the continuing effects of Prince Harry's breakdown in relations with other members of the royal family "could mark the beginning of the end of the monarchy" as something worth discussing.
The expert further stated that the royal family does not see the seriousness of the situation and that they are "layers of secrecy" in order to defend themselves, but all of Harry's allegations need to be addressed, otherwise the monarchy will end up in danger. In fact, a source close to Charles once revealed to The Telegraph that the king wanted to get back together with his son and offered to invite Harry and Meghan to his coronation in May.
It's just that Harry is still throwing a tantrum, and he said in an interview with British Independent TV that he may not participate in his father's coronation, after all, the initiative is in their hands, and now he only hopes to sit down with them and talk.
Source: Metro, Bing