Prince Harryhas expressed his hopes for reconciliation with the royal family and his wish for his children, Archie and Lilibet toform their own meaningful relationshipswith his family members. However, it will take time before relationships can be renewed, insiders and those close to the royal family say.
Harry replied, “I’ve done everything I can in private not to get to this stage.”
“They’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile up until this point,” he continued. “And I’m not sure how honesty is burning a bridge. Silence only allows the abuser to abuse, right? So I don’t know how staying silent is ever gonna make things better.”
A royal insider says, “The King and Prince of Wales will be feeling betrayed. Things that have happened to them, really personal things, are now played out in the public arena.” The insider adds that some of the stories about the family are “not [Harry’s] to tell.”
King Charles and Prince Harry.DAVID ROSE/POOL/AFP via Getty
The depth of the division has made some of those close to the family pessimistic about any way back into the fold. One family friend, who is “disappointed” that Harry has gone into “such depth,” says, “There are so many things that he didn’t need to say.”
Representatives for King Charles andPrince Williamhave not commented on Harry’s memoir.
Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImage
“They are quite resilient and have good people around them,” a source who knows the monarch and Prince of Wales tells PEOPLE. “They are upset and sad, but they are soldiering on. Responding publicly would not be the smart thing to do.”
Adds a palace insider, “They have been remarkably calm. But they have to be detached.”
In one of his interviews to promoteSpare, Harry held out the prospect of one day working for his father on behalf of the Commonwealth. The palace insider suggests that if there was to be any progress on such an initiative, “I would imagine that would have to be in four to five years. Certainly not in the next year.”
Prince Harry and Prince William.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Another source close to the royal household says, “Exposing private family matters is not good,” adding that it has lessened “the impact of [Harry’s] argument for privacy as he lays family matters out for all to see.”
The book has not given his family “reason to have him back” and rebuild relationships, one friend tells PEOPLE. But those closest to Harry and his family will not give up on the prince or his hope of a reconciliation.
To readPrince Harry’sinterview with PEOPLE about Spare, pick up the latest issue on newsstands on Friday.
Mediators among those close to both brothers have tried in the past to find a way through the estrangement, but that was some time ago. “You need someone who cares about all of them and feel confident to break in and say ‘this is wrong, let’s sort it out,'” a source close to the royal household says. “Maybe they have tried.”
The book jacket of Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
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