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Harry & Meghan’s BIG REGRETS

ROYALS IN CRISIS

With fears over the King’s health, they’re feeling pangs of guilt from across the pond

While we’ve long known that cancer does not discriminate, news that King Charles is currently undergoing treatment for the disease came as asobering reminder to us all last week. And it seemingly hit Prince Harry hard, as he immediately made aflying visit to see his father.

Although brief, his impromptu homecoming pointed to asea change for the prince, who was last seen publicly with his family at the King’s Coronation in May –his brief visit to the UK for the WellChild Awards in September was reportedly made without any family contact. According to sources, both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were shaken by the news of Charles’ condition and, despite such negative circumstances, it’s hoped there can be apositive outcome from it, with Harry and his family making peace.

Both he and Meghan may have pulled no punches over the past four years in their sustained outbursts against the royals, but with the King now so vulnerable, such vocal criticism seems inappropriate. “Harry and Meghan both feel terrible about the way this has all unfolded, and it’s been a nightmare for them to get their heads around,” says an insider close to the couple, who have not been shy about revealing the royals’ perceived ill-treatment towards them, both in the run-up to and the aftermath of their decision to step down as senior royals in 2020.

“Of course, they don’t blame themselves for King Charles’ illness, but there’s definitely asense of regret that it has happened at a time when they’ve been so estranged from the royal family. All they can really do moving forwards is to be there for Charles, and try to forge abetter, more peaceful relationship with other members of the family. There’s adefinite sense of, ‘What have we done?’ that they can’t shake. They can’t just sweep the negativity and feuding of the past few years under the rug, and are all too aware of that.”

By all accounts, it’s been atrying time for the royal family, with Charles’ cancer diagnosis coming after along-run of health woes inside the Palace. Last month, it was announced the Princess of Wales had undergone abdominal surgery and was to spend two weeks at The London Clinic private hospital. She’s since returned to her and Prince William’s Adelaide Cottage residence in Windsor, and is recuperating there, with their three children. She will resume her royal duties after Easter.

Charles, meanwhile, was also out of action, undergoing asurgery for an enlarged prostate, which is when his cancer was picked up, with the Palace calling i