Harry and Charles' deepening rift: Insiders close to the Prince claim King no longer answers his calls amid growing tension over Duke's security battle

Friends of Prince Harry coming claimed King Charles III is nary longer answering his estranged son's calls aliases responding to his letters arsenic their rift deepens.

The Duke of Sussex and Charles past saw each different successful personification successful February erstwhile they met for 45 minutes successful London following nan monarch's cancer diagnosis.

But sources adjacent to Harry said their connection has worsened since amid increasing tensions complete nan Duke's conflict complete his information erstwhile successful Britain.

The Duke of Sussex is said to beryllium 'frightened' astir nan information of his woman Meghan Markle and children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - and believes nan King has nan powerfulness to intervene successful his ongoing tribunal lawsuit pinch nan Home Office.

Sources told US magazine People that nan rumor of information began arsenic a constituent of vexation betwixt begetter and boy but has now developed into 'complete silence'.

A friend of Harry's said: 'He gets 'unavailable correct now'. His calls spell unanswered. He has tried to scope retired astir nan King's health, but those calls spell unanswered too.' 

Decisions complete nan Duke's information are made independently of nan King by nan Executive Committee for nan Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), which is portion of nan Home Office.

Harry past visited nan UK successful May to observe nan 10th day of nan Invictus Games, but could not meet his begetter during this recent. The Duke's spokesperson said astatine nan clip that this was owed to nan King's 'full programme'.

In February, Harry - who now lives successful Montecito, California - mislaid his High Court situation successful London against nan UK Government complete his correct to state-funded constabulary protection.

He had told a judge that he did not consciousness capable to bring his children Archie, five, and Lilibet, three, to Britain and could not put Meghan 'in threat for illustration that'.

Harry was past fixed support successful May to spell to nan Court of Appeal complete nan determination made successful 2020 by Ravec.

A personnel of nan King's unit does beryllium connected Ravec, but nan King does not person nan powerfulness to bestow constabulary protection.

Last week it was confirmed that Birmingham would beryllium nan big metropolis for nan Invictus Games successful 2027, but Harry mightiness take to be without nan remainder of his family because of his information fears.

It is besides imaginable that he could see visiting Britain for a ceremonial for his uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, Queen Elizabeth II's backstage secretary, who died connected Monday aged 82.

Charles and William backed Harry erstwhile he launched nan Invictus Games 10 years ago, joining him astatine nan opening ceremonial and later flanking him arsenic they watched nan athletics together successful precocious spirits.

But overmuch has changed successful nan years that followed, pinch Harry stepping down arsenic a moving royal pinch Meghan successful early 2020 and moving to nan US.

He faced a strained narration pinch his begetter and an ongoing rift pinch his brother, exacerbated by nan disapproval he levelled astatine Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and nan Princess of Wales successful his Netflix documentary and memoir Spare.

Meghan was past seen publically successful nan UK astir 2 years agone astatine nan precocious Queen's ceremonial successful September 2022.

Harry marked nan 10th day of Invictus astatine a typical work successful St Paul's Cathedral successful London successful May, but he was without Meghan aliases his children, and location was nary quality by nan King aliases William.