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Robert Jobson

OPINION - Harry and Charles finally meet again — but trust cannot be rebuilt in 52 minutes

A father met his son. A non-story, you could say. Yet for many the son in question, Prince Harry, is someone they struggle to fully forgive, holding some feeling that contrition has been limited.

King Charles, facing the challenges of cancer and ongoing chemotherapy, spent precisely 52 minutes with his son. Admirable as a father, perhaps; as a monarch some viewed it as generous to the point of indulgence. A few even feared it might appear to be a sign of vulnerability.

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