Prince Harry 'whispered brutal question in Eugenie's ear' at event without Meghan
Prince Harry has made it clear just how desperate he is to heal his fractured bond with King Charles and the rest of The Firm, but a hidden whisper to a royal ally might come back to haunt him.
A secret peace summit between senior aides representing both Charles and his estranged son caused shockwaves last week as the pair seemingly edged closer to reconcilliation.
The meeting came a mere few months after a BBC bombshell interview where the Duke claimed that his father "won't speak to him" due to his bitter legal battle over the level of security he is entitled to while in the UK.
Addressing the years-long fall-out with his family, Harry said: "There is no point in continuing to fight anymore, life is precious." In a move that likely shocked the Palace, the Duke said "I don't know how much longer my father has," in reference to Charles' cancer diagnosis.
The prince said that "some members of my family will never forgive me" for writing his explosive memoir Spare, but then added: "It would be nice to have that reconciliation part now. If they don't want that, that's entirely up to them."
While Harry says he is "ready to forgive," he anger seemed palpabale at his father's Coronation, according to a lip reader who has uncovered a painful exchange between Harry and his cousin and longtime royal ally, Princess Eugenie.
A new Channel 5 show, Lip-Reading The Royals: The Secret Conversations, which airs tonight, has decoded numerous royal conversations at major events, and the prince wasn't spared.
Harry cut a lonely figure on the steps of Westminster Abbey at his father's Coronation ceremony in 2023, as he returned to home soil without his wife Meghan and children. As his relatives all gathered together in the congregation at the end of the event, it was clear tensions remained high.
The Duke then walked over to Eugenie, one of the few royals he's remained close to, and according to a lip reader, complained: "I've spent five hours with my dad in his office and not a friendly text from either".
It's not clear who hasn't texted Harry - whether it's Charles and Camilla, or William and Kate - but the Duke seemingly hasn't spoken to his brother in years.
The lip reader claims that he then asks "Why hasn't anybody contacted me?" and Eugenie responds with a sympathetic but cautious smile.
It comes as another exchange - this time between Harry and Meghan - is uncovered in the new TV show. The conversation occurred between the Sussexes at a Service of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in 2018, just six months after their star-studded wedding in Windsor Castle.
The couple was joined in the Abbey by the entire royal family, including the late Queen Elizabeth to honour fallen servicemen and women, and to mark the Centenary of the Armistice.
According to the documentary, as Harry and Meghan sat and waited for the ceremony to begin, they started conversing and taking in the situation, with Meghan asking Harry a very serious question.
Lip reading expert Nicola Hickling decoded the conversation for the programme, as she claimed Meghan instructed Harry to "take advantage of the situation", before she turned to look around at the sea of royals that surrounded them.
She says Harry responded to her comment by asking: "Today?", as Meghan added: "Do it tonight." Then, Harry poses a question to Meghan, asking: "You do realise that this is the end?" as Meghan responds: "Yeah, I do know".
It is then suggested by royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop that the seemingly private comments between the Sussexes could mean that the couple had been plotting their dramatic exit from the royal family years before they actually decided to call it quits.
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