King Charles and Prince William are said to have "no intention of saying sorry to Harry" and the father-son stand-off is at a “toxic stalemate” ahead of May's coronation ceremony, it was claimed tonight.
Charles refuses to give his son an apology ahead of the Coronation and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still said to be undecided on whether to attend the ceremony, which will see the Duke of Sussex's dad officially crowned on May 6.
Harry is said to want a private apology of some sorts from his dad and brother, before agreeing to attend.
But both Charles and Prince William are said to be rejecting Harry’s demands that they say sorry in private following his latest attacks on the Royal Family.
With just over 70 days before the King is officially crowned on May 6, one source said: “There is still a huge amount of ill will boiling over in the family.”
After Harry revealed intimate details of his crumbling relationship with his father and brother, leading to retreat from official royal duties, Harry is said to be "demanding" a summit to discuss ongoing issues ahead of any coronation gathering.
Author Tom Bower wrote Harry was "unwavering" in wanting a sit-down with the Monarch and heir to the throne, claiming: "Harry has been very clear and his position hasn't wavered – he isn’t going to come if he feels the atmosphere will be as toxic as it was during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral."
Both the Jubilee and Queen's funeral revealed frosty relations between the royal brothers had certainly not thawed as only brief interactions were witnessed between the two.
But while the Royal Family are said to be offering Harry and Meghan an "olive branch" and remain open to the idea of them joining the 2,000 strong congregation at Westminster Abbey, sources say an apology is not on the cards.
A source, said to be a family friend, told The Mail: "I hear that William has no intention whatsoever of apologising and remains incandescent, especially around the way his wife, the Princess of Wales, has been treated."
Harry publicly raised the idea of an apology when he spoke to ITV’s Tom Bradby.
In the interview, he told his friend Bradby that ""the ball is in their court".
He said: "There’s a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they’re [the family] willing to sit down and talk about it."
Around 2,000 guests are expected to receive “Save the Date” cards within the next two weeks for the slimmed down procession.
More than 8,251 guests attended Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation, meaning the King’s will be more streamlined amid the cost of living crisis.
Harry, 38, is said to have had an “open” invitation to all family events as a member of the Royal Family.
And insiders said that is still the case - despite his recent Netflix documentary and the attacks in his autobiography.
Omid Scobie, a friend of Meghan Markle, claimed this week that “no-one knows their plans right now – the couple has yet to be invited and can’t make a decision, nor any form of itinerary, until that happens”.
One source said Harry has made it clear that he wants a private “apology’ of some sort from both Charles and William before he will attend.
In a startling Netflix documentary documenting their departure from the Royal Family, Meghan took aim at her sister-in-law the Princess of Wales, claiming she was "surprised" by her behind the scenes formality.
She recalled a dinner party with the then-Cambridges, saying: "When Will and Kate came over, and I met her for the first time, they came over for dinner, I remember I was in ripped jeans and I was barefoot.
"I was a hugger. I've always been a hugger, I didn't realise that that is really jarring for a lot of Brits.
"I guess I started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside."
But while sources claim William is outrightly "not in the mood for any kind of conversation", another source claims the King is prepared to at least talk with Harry.
Another source said there would likely be discussions held in the coming weeks, but added: "I don’t think His Majesty is minded to apologise for anything at present."
They added there remained a huge amount of "ill will" within the family.
The situation has been described as a "toxic stalemate" by sources.
So far, it is believed neither the King nor Prince William have spoken directly to Harry and Meghan about their attendance at the event.
The reports last night said King Charles, 74, was prepared to speak to Harry because “he’s his son, he loves him”, according to a friend.
But William, 40, is “not in the mood for any kind of conversation”, it is claimed.
Last week former Royal butler Paul Burrell said he was desperate to bring the two Princes together after their feud.
Speaking ahead of prostate cancer surgery, the man Diana referred to as her “rock” said he is terrified he may never get the chance to tell the late princess’s sons William and Harry what he knows about their mother.
He said: “I know some of it isn’t pretty, but if I leave this place and go somewhere else they’ll never know. I think they should know.”
In an interview with the Mirror at his home in Cheshire, the former royal servant said: “My illness has focused my attention on telling the boys things before it’s too late - telling them what they really should know.
“I think Diana would say to me, ‘Paul, you must make this a priority. You must go and see my boys’.”
He revealed last month that he had prostate cancer and said his diagnosis had left him fearing he would run out of time to “tell them the truth”.
Paul, 64, who was Diana’s butler for 10 years up until her death in 1997,
said: “I spent many hours with Diana, during her happiest times as well as her darkest times.
“She confided in me and there are many things I have never spoken about,
but now I feel the time is right.
“I think what I have to say could bring the boys back together, which Diana would have desperately wanted. I will only tell them the truth, that is all. I am not looking for anything in return.”
Despite being the King's son and remaining fifth in line to the throne, Harry will play no special role if he does show up and won't be allowed to appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
One scenario is that Harry may come to the event on his own, with Meghan staying at home in California, particularly as it is Archie's 4th birthday.
Should either Harry attend, with or without Meghan, one expert has said William and Kate should "extend the hand of friendship".
Royal expert Camilla Tominey said it would be down to William and Kate to appear accommodating to him as Charles will be too busy.
Speaking on a video for The Telegraph, she said: "The royals have to look as though they are accommodating him into the royal fold, he gets enveloped into their security arrangements for the big bank holiday weekend so he can't complain that he hasn't got security.
"I think it will probably be beholden on the Prince and Princess of Wales to extend some sort of hand of friendship, which is going to be difficult, but it's the King's big weekend.
"He is going to be otherwise engaged in matters involving gold state coaches and crowns, his wife is also being crowned."
