King Charles has reportedly kickstarted his succession planning but is keeping details “highly secret” from his estranged son, Prince Harry, according to a royal expert.
The monarch, 75, reportedly began putting plans in place for the future of the monarchy soon after his cancer diagnosis.
And according to royal expert and author Tom Quinn, Charles’s ailing health prompted him to work on a concrete plan for when its time to hand over the reins to Prince William.
“Succession planning is highly secret and no one trusts Harry to be part of it for the simple reason that if he feels in any way slighted or not given what he feels he deserves he will run straight to the media,” Quinn told the Mirror.
Quinn, who wrote “Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family,” suggested that William, the heir to the throne, is “at the heart” of the King’s succession plans.
“Charles is also aware that, as future king, William is at the heart of the succession planning that is taking place right now — officials had assumed Charles would remain healthy at least into his mid-eighties before succession planning would need to begin but in fact, it has now begun and indicates perhaps that Charles’ cancer is more dangerous than we have been led to believe,” Quinn added.
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
It comes just days after it was reported that William had blocked any chance of his younger brother’s return to the royal fold after he reportedly expressed interest in a partial return to royal duties.
The Prince of Wales, 41, has apparently made it clear to Harry that he’s no longer welcome to return as a working royal after he and his wife, Meghan Markle, shut the door on royal life in 2020.
“Prince William has his own private turmoil,” royal expert and commentator Helena Chard told Fox News. “He knows his brother well and certainly won’t allow him to breeze back into the family as he doesn’t trust him.”
Earlier this month, the Duke of Sussex, 39, spoke about his father’s cancer diagnosis in an interview with “Good Morning America,” where he hinted that the recent health woes could have a “reunifying effect” on his family.
It’s since been said that the royal family was “not thrilled” over Harry’s decision to speak about his father’s ailing health on national television.
However, his sentiment was reportedly not reciprocated by William, who is making his wife Kate Middleton’s post-surgery recovery a priority.
It appears that William and his father share a similar stance on Harry’s return to the royal fold, as sources close to the monarch last week said he’s “firmly of the opinion” that Harry can’t return as a working member of the Firm.
Despite that, insiders claim that Charles would be open to fixing his damaged relationship with his younger son.
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