Royal rift as wide as ever 'with issues of trust that still need to be addressed'

THE rift between the King and Prince Harry appeared as wide as ever today as they failed to meet in London and a senior insider stated that there were still “issues of trust”.

- Robert Jobson and Robert Dex

The Duke of Sussex was today attending a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games, the sports competition for wounded and injured service personnel.

But despite Charles being just a few miles away, a hoped for reunion between the pair was not scheduled.

One senior aide said: “The King loves his son, of course he does, but this time there wasn’t a window for them to see each other. His Majesty had constitutional and public-facing duties as well as medical prior engagements.”

Another senior insider added: “Nothing has changed. There are issues of trust that still need to be addressed.”

Harry’s very public airing of life in the royal family — in the Oprah Winfrey interview and again in his memoir Spare — were among the reasons for the continuing family rift