Chose between me and your wife – Prince Harry to King Charles

A close confidante of the royal family has hinted at the reason Prince Harry didn’t meet up with his father, King Charles, in London.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, returned to the UK on Tuesday last week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

Later that day, the exiled royal’s reps confirmed to The Post that Harry would not be meeting with his estranged father due to the king’s “full” schedule.

Now, a friend of the Firm has claimed that Harry “forced” his estranged father to choose between the duke and his wife, Queen Camilla — ultimately widening the rift even further.

“Harry has made things very difficult for himself by saying such cruel and hurtful things about Camilla,” a source told the Daily Beast.

“Charles loves his sons, but he also loves his wife. The last few months have made it very clear how important she is; she has been the one propping up the whole edifice.”

“Harry has made it very clear, very publicly, that he despises her,” the insider added. “He has forced Charles to choose, which was a very silly thing to do because Camilla and he both chose each other a long time ago.”

The Post has reached out to Harry’s reps and Buckingham Palace for comment.

Harry’s feelings for Camilla, 76, were laid bare in his protocol-shattering memoir, “Spare,” 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.

It was reported last week that the father-son reunion didn’t take place after Harry “made certain demands” that couldn’t be met, according to a royal expert.

“There is some talk that behind the scenes, a lot of negotiating went on,” royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths told GB News.