Prince Harry has 'no chance' of repairing royal rift after latest move

Doubts are growing about Prince Harry's prospects of mending fences with the Royal Family , as a string of missed chances points to a rather uncertain future.

The Duke of Sussex has been notably absent from key royal events , from not being on the guest list for June's Trooping the Colour, to his failed attempt to meet with King Charles III in May, and even being left out of the wedding of his good mate , the Duke of Westminster. Royal insiders suggest these episodes are overshadowing Harry's attempts to resolve family disputes.

Royal pundit Jennie Bond expressed her scepticism, stating: "If Harry had really wanted to confront his family and patch things up, he would surely have allotted more time to his recent visits so that his father at least could make arrangements to see him."

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Discussing the likelihood of Prince William reaching out, Bond was candid in her conversation with OK!

magazine: "I don't think there's any chance of William wanting to do so, particularly with all he has on his plate right now. So, I'll believe this when I see it, but it will be lovely if he could indeed spend some time, perhaps at Balmoral, during the summer and make peace with his father."

Harry's observations come hot on the heels of his stark admissions about masking his feelings following the death of his beloved mum, Princess Diana. He was just a mere lad of 12 when he faced the traumatic loss of his mother in that chilling car crash in Paris.

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In an honest conversation with Scotty's Little Soldiers, a cause he fervently backs as a global ambassador, Harry confessed: "It's so easy as a kid to think or convince yourself....you convince yourself that the person you've lost wants you, or you need to be sad for as long as possible to prove to them that they are missed," and added this poignant point: "But then there's this realisation of, no, they must want me to be happy."

Exploring his personal voyage, Harry said more: "That's the hardest thing, especially for kids, I think, which is, 'I don't want to talk about it because it will make me sad', but once realising that if I do talk about it, I'm celebrating their life, then actually, things become easier' as opposed to this 'I'm just not going to talk about it, and that's the best form of coping', when in fact it's not."

He acknowledged that avoiding the issue can render temporary comfort "for a period of time" but cautioned: "You can't suppress it forever. It's not sustainable. And will eat away at you inside," before he wrapped up his thoughts: "No-one wants to be in the position where they are forced to talk about the very thing they don't want to talk about, especially when every defence mechanism in your mind, nervous system and everything else is saying 'do not go there'."