Prince Charles rejected over request to speak to Prince Harry privately Entertainment Sun, Apr 25, 2021 Prince Harry is reportedly turned down Prince Charles’s request to have a private conversation when he was in the UK for Prince Philip’s funeral. According to Daily Mirror editor Russell Myers, there were many in the palace, including Charles, who wanted to end their rift with Harry. However, due to the Duke of Sussex's tight schedule, he had to fly back to the US to his pregnant wife Meghan Markle. "Whilst he was over here, he didn't have a chance to have a face-to-face with his father Charles," he said.