Queen Elizabeth Never Gave Up Hope Harry Would Return to the Royal Fold

Queen Elizabeth II never gave up hope that Prince Harry would reconcile with the family and return to the royal fold, a report claimed Saturday.

However his father, King Charles, has accepted that will never happen and has consequently been more ruthless in cutting ties with Harry, especially after Harry launched a series of bitter attacks on him and his wife Camilla in his memoir, Spare.

Richard Kay, a well-connected society columnist, said in the Daily Mail that Charles’ recent moves to divest Harry of the trappings of his former life—including kicking him out of Frogmore Cottage and a recent move to erase his HRH title from the official royal family website—were in marked contrast to the queen’s reluctance to push through tangible changes to Harry’s status.

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