CHARLES BEGS HIS BOYS 'DON'T RUIN MY DAY!'
Woman's Day Australia|May 08, 2023
The King fears his warring sons may overshadow his coronation
CHARLES BEGS HIS BOYS 'DON'T RUIN MY DAY!'

He’s been waiting his whole life for this moment. And sources say a nervous King Charles has made a desperate plea to his warring sons William and Harry to put aside their differences – if only just for the coronation.

“We know from Harry’s book Spare that the King begged his sons not to make his last years a misery, and he will be hoping they can call a truce for the biggest day of his life,” royal expert Phil Dampier tells Woman’s Day.

According to Phil, Charles will have spoken to William, 40, and asked him to be civil with his brother if and when they meet face-to-face.

“In public, they will both be on their best behaviour when the eyes of the world will be on them,” he says. “But outside, or in unguarded moments, everyone will be looking at the body language between them, as well as between Kate and Harry.”

So keen is Charles, 74, to avoid any fallout from the ongoing family feud on the day, that he’s bent over backwards to accommodate Harry, despite all he has thrown at the royal family.

“I’m sure Charles is deeply hurt by some of the things Harry and Meghan have said and done, as is William,” says Phil.

“But Charles is taking a leaf out of his mother’s book and is trying not to pour flames on the oil.”

And the royal expert is convinced William will grant his father’s wish. “I think William will bite his lip and play along with a show of unity for the sake of his father, Camilla and the monarchy in general,” he says.

THE BATTLE RAGES ON

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