Queen Camilla ‘stays out' of King Charles' ongoing rift with Prince Harry

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3 days ago

Queen Camilla is choosing to maintain her distance from the ongoing drama between her husband, King Charles, and his estranged youngest son, Prince Harry.
Palace sources say the queen, 77, 'stays out of it' as the feud between the two camps grows increasingly bitter.
Insiders say that the Duke of Sussex's explosive BBC interview last month poured fuel on the fire — shattering what little trust remained between him and his cancer-stricken father.
'The king and William don't trust Harry and Meghan with any kind of confidential conversation,' royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith told People, adding that 'the underlying issue is trust.'
'It wasn't meant to be an attack, but it would be seen as one. It makes Charles reaching out even harder,' royal author Valentine Low told the outlet.
Meanwhile, 'Charles: The Heart of a King' author Catherine Mayer told the outlet, 'If you have that level of breach in a family, and you are estranged, you run that risk every day of having something unfathomable to deal with.'
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
Camilla, for her part, removed herself from the feud years ago since she was heavily criticized in Harry's protocol-shattering memoir, 'Spare.'
The Invictus Games founder's feelings for Camilla were laid bare in the book, in which he sensationally branded her 'dangerous' and 'the villain.'
The father of two also claimed that his stepmother leaked stories about the royal family to the media to maintain her image and boost her popularity.
Now, insiders allege that the monarch, 76, lacks supportive voices of reason who would encourage him to make the first step toward reconciliation with Harry.
What's more, sources added that Harry's estranged brother and future king, Prince William, has no interest in mending bridges.
'There is not a good angel in his ear to say, 'Be a good dad and make the first move,'' Low told the outlet.
Last month, a royal commentator said that the duke needed to keep a 'dignified silence' if he ever wanted a chance at a reconciliation with his estranged family members.
Joe Little, the managing editor of Majesty magazine, has since weighed in on the discourse, calling the 'Spare' author's comments about his estranged father's health 'quite alarming.'
'From what Harry is saying, despite admitting that he has not spoken to his father for some time, I thought it sent out a bit of a mixed message, really,' Little said.
'Is Harry suggesting that the King isn't as well as we are led to believe?'