Charles & Harry’s relationship ‘beyond repair’ as BBC names King as royal in ‘racism’ row just before landmark speech
RELATIONS between Charles and Harry were last night said to be fractured beyond repair amid the fallout of the royal race row.
An hour before the King addressed world leaders on climate, the BBC named him as one of two royals alleged to have asked Meghan about the colour of the Sussexes’ firstborn child Archie.
The claim was made in Dutch translations of author Omid Scobie’s discredited book Endgame.
Charles looked visibly tired at the COP28 summit in Dubai, and his doctor was rarely far from his side.
Just 55 minutes before the speech, at 7.36am, the BBC named him, and Kate, Princess of Wales — despite previously saying they would not join news outlets in mentioning them.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun last night: “This could not have come at a worse moment in Charles’s career.
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“This was a speech he’s waited five decades to make but all everyone is talking about are these baseless claims of racism.
“Charles and Harry’s relationship was at an all-time low before but this may have fractured it beyond all repair.
“It could spell the end game for them.”
Hopes of a reconciliation had been raised after Harry called Charles to wish him a happy 75th birthday last month and sent a video of the King’s US-based grandkids Archie, now four, and Lilibet, two.
Mr Fitzwilliams added: “We thought there might be a chance of de-freezing their relationship.
“No chance now.
“I can’t see the monarchy ever again trusting Harry.”
Meghan and Harry have not commented on Endgame, or the fallout.
The names were given in Dutch copies of the book, not the English, in the context of a letter that Meghan wrote to the King.
Buckingham Palace is understood to be exploring all options.
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph reported it had spoken to sources close to Meghan who say she never intended Charles or Kate to be identified.
The source also denied Meghan leaked the names to Scobie.
Royal expert Ingrid Seward told The Sun: “I think everyone is getting bored of this book.
“People are getting angry.
“It’s poison-pen nastiness.
“Once the intrigue goes, after a day or two, people are sick of it.
“The royals rise above it.
“They don’t listen to tittle-tattle.
“If they did they’d go mad.
"Meghan hasn’t said anything.
“Charles has back-to-back meetings and is probably very tired.
“There’s nothing he can do.
“He’ll ask his advisers to handle it.”
