Amid breakdown of communication, Harry pens 'deeply personal' note to Charles Entertainment Tue, Apr 20, 2021 Prince has been 'forced to write letters' to his father Charles amid complete breakdown of communication Emotions are running high between Prince Harry and Charles as a complete breakdown of communication happened between the two before Prince Philip's funeral. This led to further hostilty between the father-son who have been at odds ever since Harry stepped down. More importantly, Charles was 'very hurt' with Harry's decision to appear in a tell-all with Oprah Winfrey, while Prince Philip battled with his health at the hospital. To fix matters since then, sources close to the Duke of Sussex told how he has been “forced to write letters” to his father.