King Charles III isn’t tormented over the tumult surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
“I don’t think they [Charles and Queen Camilla] are obsessing about it the way that we are,” British television host and author Gyles Brandreth tells Pvnew exclusively in a new interview.
“They are just getting on with it,” he adds, noting that the royal family has been busy preparing for the monarch’s coronation next month.
Brandreth points to Charles’ “very good” first speech as king last September as evidence that he is letting his son and daughter-in-law live their own lives in California.
“He settled [it],” the BBC Radio personality tells us. “He announced that William was going to be the Prince of Wales. He sort of made the situation clear and wished Harry and Meghan love and well as they build their life overseas. So, you know, in this country, I think we’ve accepted. Well, that’s what they’re doing. …. We’re just getting on with it.”
Brandreth, 75, has met Charles, 74, and Camila, 75, many times over the years.
“I’m lucky enough to go to Clarence House for events to do with charities and things,” he explains. “I’m a trustee of something called The Queen’s Reading Room, which is a real passion project of the new queen.”
The frequent “This Morning” guest shares that “when you go through” Charles and Camilla’s London residence, “there are pictures of Harry and Meghan” on “the piano [and] on the mantlepiece.”
The royal family has had a tense relationship with Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, since the couple quit their duties in 2020 and moved stateside.
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However, after fevered speculation, Buckingham Palace announced last week that the Duke of Sussex will attend his father’s coronation on May 6 — without his wife.
“The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” a palace spokesperson told Pvnew on April 12.
The historic event falls on the same day as Archie’s 4th birthday.
Pvnew exclusively reported that Markle felt her attendance would be “inauthentic” in light of the drama that has followed her and Harry’s royal exit and their accusations of “gaslighting” within the monarchy.
“They had to make a decision that felt genuine and authentic, especially after everything that has been said and all the things that have gone down,” an insider shared with us.
It will be the prince’s first time seeing his family since the January publication of his memoir, “Spare.”
Brandreth thinks it’s a pity that Markle and the couple’s children will not be there.
“In some ways, I’m sorry particularly for the children. The reason that they are a prince and princess is that they are the grandchildren of a reigning sovereign,” he tells us, noting that attending their grandfather’s crowning ceremony would be a lovely memory for Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, to have.
Brandreth’s latest book, “Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait,” is a biography of Charles’ late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with whom the longtime broadcaster had a personal relationship — unlike many other royal authors.
Brandreth acknowledges that “nobody was ever normal with the Queen” during her historic seven-decade reign.
“There was a kind of invisible moat around her at all times,” he says. “And, as I discovered over the years, the only person who appeared to treat the Queen totally normally was her husband [Prince Philip], and the only person who could say to the Duke of Edinburgh, ‘Do shut up’ was the Queen.”
The former politician describes the late sovereign as someone who was “without rancor,” adding, “She was a totally easy and forgiving person.”
The Queen died in September 2022 at the age of 96.
