King Charles excluded Prince Harry from Christmas, feels son makes 'too many demands': expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly weren’t invited to walk Christmas with the royals – and for 1 expert, it’s casual to spot why.

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty mag and writer of "My Mother and I," claimed to Fox News Digital that extending an invitation to the Sussexes was "too much" for King Charles.

"No, I’m not a spot amazed they weren’t invited," said Seward. "I deliberation the wide feeling is that it would’ve conscionable created an unwarranted atmosphere, and Christmas isn’t astir that. Christmas is astir everybody being blessed and getting connected with each other. And… I conscionable deliberation that King Charles conscionable couldn’t woody with the [drama]."

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex connected Christmas Day successful 2017. The mates joined successful 2018. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

"He’s exhausted by his year," Seward claimed. "He’s exhausted by his cancer, and he’s a workaholic, truthful helium doesn’t truly remainder up. And the thought of having Harry and Meghan was astir apt a spot much. He thought it would beryllium a spot overmuch implicit this period."

A root told People magazine that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t received an invitation to this year’s gathering astatine Sandringham, the royal family’s state estate. According to the outlet, the mates haven’t taken portion successful Christmas with the royal household since 2018, the twelvemonth they married.

Harry and Meghan are expected to walk the holidays successful the U.S., the outlet shared. They reside successful California with their 2 children: Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.

King Charles III attends the Sunday work astatine the Church of St. Mary Magdalene connected the Sandringham property connected Jan. 7, 2024, successful Sandringham, England. The royals volition stitchery for the holidays astatine the state estate. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

"It doesn’t mean helium doesn’t privation to spot his grandchildren," said Seward astir the monarch, 76.

"I deliberation he’s hopeless to spot his grandchildren," she claimed. "But Harry won’t travel present unless helium has this, that and the other. And helium wants an equipped escort, and he’s making excessively galore demands. And I wholly understand. [But] Charles [is saying], ‘Look, I’m conscionable not going to inquire them this yet.’"

Insiders antecedently told People mag that Harry wants to reinstate his information to let much flexible visits to the U.K. for himself, his woman and their 2 children.

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Ingrid Seward's book, "My Mother and I," is disposable now. (Simon & Schuster UK)

The sources claimed that the contented plays "a important role" successful his ongoing estrangement from his father. Sources claimed that the monarch has stopped taking his son’s telephone calls and has not responded to his letters.

For much than 4 years, Harry has been warring successful tribunal implicit his information successful the U.K.

The Duke of Sussex mislaid his taxpayer-funded idiosyncratic protective information aft helium gave up his presumption arsenic a moving subordinate of the royal household successful 2020.

"I deliberation [the king] is hopeless to spot his grandchildren. But Harry won’t travel present unless helium has this, that and the other. And helium wants an equipped escort, and he’s making excessively galore demands."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reside successful the wealthy, coastal metropolis of Montecito with their 2 young children. (Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Telegraph reported that erstwhile Harry was visiting the U.K. successful May for the 10th day of the Invictus Games, helium turned down an invitation from the king to enactment astatine a royal residence.

The Duke of Sussex reportedly turned down the connection due to the fact that it did not travel with immoderate information arrangements, which, according to The Telegraph, would person meant staying successful a determination with nationalist entranceway and exit points and nary constabulary protection.

Instead, Harry stayed astatine a hotel, arsenic helium had during erstwhile visits.

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Prince Harry visited his location state successful May to commemorate the 10th day of the Invictus Games. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Representatives for begetter and lad didn’t instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for remark astatine the time.

On May 8, Harry marked the milestone day of the Invictus Games with a work of thanksgiving held astatine St. Paul's Cathedral. Charles and different elder royals attended a plot enactment astatine Buckingham Palace 2 miles away.

A spokesperson for Harry, 40, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the king was excessively engaged to conscionable with his son.

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Seward is hopeful that the king and his younger lad volition marque amends successful the future.

"I deliberation the children volition yet bring them together, hopefully," she said. "Charles precise overmuch wants to spot his lad arsenic immoderate begetter would… and helium wants to spot his grandchildren. He’s lone ever met them erstwhile oregon twice, and they’re increasing up. But I conscionable don’t deliberation it’s going to hap due to the fact that the beingness of a royal is truthful busy. The king’s beingness is truthful incredibly busy. He… has appointments each 20 minutes of the day. And so, Harry truly has to acceptable successful with him."

"When Harry came implicit here, his begetter didn’t person clip to spot him, which to you and I sounds awful," Seward explained. "But if you’ve got 20-minute appointments, you can’t conscionable slot idiosyncratic you haven’t seen for a fewer months into 10 minutes. It’s astir apt amended conscionable to beryllium excessively busy."

Earlier this year, it was revealed that King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton were battling cancer. The Princess of Wales announced successful September she had completed chemotherapy treatment. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

"It is difficult," Seward admitted. "But I don’t deliberation it’ll past forever. I truly don’t and I anticipation not…. You’d deliberation that Charles’ crab scare mightiness person pulled the household together, and Catherine’s crab scare might’ve pulled the household together. But if that hasn’t, I’m not rather definite what will."

Harry and Meghan, 43, weren’t invited to Trooping the Colour successful June. The lawsuit marked the yearly day solemnisation for Charles.

People mag reported that Prince William, his woman Kate Middleton and their 3 children volition beryllium spending Christmas astatine Sandringham. Both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace, which grip the offices for the Prince and Princess of Wales, declined to remark connected the Christmas impermanent list.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales volition observe Christmas astatine Sandringham with their 3 young children. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

It is understood that Harry’s narration with William, 42, continues to beryllium strained.

Charles and Harry met successful February soon aft Buckingham Palace announced his crab diagnosis. However, connection betwixt begetter and lad has deteriorated, People mag reported.

"He gets ‘unavailable close now,’" a person of Harry’s told the outlet. "His calls spell unanswered. He has tried to scope retired astir the king’s health, but those calls spell unanswered too."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t taken portion successful Christmas with the royal household since 2018, the twelvemonth they married. (Getty)

Harry has had a strained narration with his household since helium and his woman discontinue royal duties. At the time, the mates said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British property were what prompted them to measurement backmost arsenic elder royals.

The begetter of 2 has since elaborate his rocky narration with his household successful TV interviews, a documentary and his memoir, "Spare."

A pal told People mag that the mates "didn’t consciousness they had a choice" erstwhile it came to making their royal exit.

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Prince Harry's explosive memoir was published successful January 2023. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

"The lone enactment was to permission – for their sanity," the root claimed. "I bash deliberation they thought if they got retired of this bubble, determination would beryllium little absorption connected them."

The insider added that the mates stepping distant from royal duties shouldn’t beryllium a origin successful having security.

"Working royal oregon not, this is the king’s son," said the source, noting that thing "would springiness [Harry] much happiness than being capable to rekindle his enslaved with his father."

King Charles and Prince Harry's narration reportedly continues to beryllium strained. (Getty Images)

"At the extremity of the day, you can’t undo bloodlines," the insider added.