The Royal Family Rejects Harry Because They Don't Trust Meghan Markle or Him

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00:00The royal family rejects Harry because they don't trust Meghan Markle — or him.

00:04We're heading across the pond to kick off this week's Royals Recap,

00:07acknowledging that some members of his family will never forgive him for lots of things.

00:11I would love reconciliation with my family. I've always — there's no point in continuing

00:17to fight anymore.

00:18Prince Harry may still call the U.K. home in his heart,

00:21but it looks like the royal family has closed the palace doors for good,

00:25and they're not about to hand him the keys again anytime soon.

00:29Prince Harry is staying blackballed by the royal family because none of them trust him,

00:32or Meghan Markle.

00:34According to insiders, Harry has burned one too many bridges,

00:37and the flames show no signs of dying down.

00:40He and Meghan, they're not trusted, one close source shared bluntly.

00:45It's not just about forgiveness anymore. It's about trust. And no one has any left.

00:50The decision has been a surprise as well as not a surprise.

00:54The source claims this deep distrust is the root of the royal family's ongoing cold

00:58shoulder — and it's made reconciliation nearly impossible.

01:02So, yeah, for the time being, it's impossible for me to take my family back to the U.K. safely.

01:09It all blew up again after Harry's headline-grabbing BBC interview in early May 2025,

01:14where he said he wasn't sure how much longer his cancer-stricken father, King Charles, has to live.

01:21While Harry insisted he wanted to reconcile, the interview did little to build bridges — and,

01:26in fact, may have burned more.

01:29Royal biographer Hugo Vickers didn't mince words.

01:33Charles is right not to trust him, he said, pointing out the similarity between Harry and his late

01:38mother, Princess Diana. Every time Charles talks to Harry, it ends up in the headlines,

01:44just like it did with Diana. Harry got ignored by Charles when he visited the U.K. the situation

01:50came to a head once again during Harry's visit to the U.K. in April 2025 for the Invictus Games' 10th

01:57anniversary. According to sources, Harry tried to reach out to Charles to discuss the security situation,

02:04but the King reportedly never responded.

02:07He messaged him, the source claimed, but he didn't even hear back.

02:11He really thought his dad would step in. But he didn't.

02:15That silence hit Harry hard, especially as he was still reeling from his latest court defeat.

02:20On May 3rd, 2005, Harry officially lost his appeal over the removal of his taxpayer-funded U.K.

02:26security. It was a huge blow — and one that clearly cut deep. But, according to Vickers,

02:33Harry's public reaction only made things worse.

02:35Harry should have just accepted it and moved on, Vickers said. Instead, he sat down for another TV

02:42interview, another round of woe is me, and of course, he brings up his father's health.

02:48That was a step too far. In the interview, Harry also admitted that Charles won't speak to me because

02:54of this security stuff, and even acknowledged that his memoir Spare had contributed to the breakdown.

03:01But rather than earn sympathy, his words stirred up frustration from the palace and beyond.

03:07Insider reveals why the royals won't forgive Harry.

03:11The royals don't want their private lives broadcast on Netflix or written in books,

03:16the Insider said. He's done that. Oprah? Netflix? Spare?

03:21Every time he opens his mouth, it's another dagger. And yet, he wonders why they won't pick up the phone.

03:27To make matters worse, Harry's comments about Charles' health landed at a particularly tone-deaf

03:33moment. Just days earlier, the king had been photographed hosting cancer survivors at the

03:38palace — a public moment of strength and optimism that Harry's remarks seemed to undercut.

03:43He put a positive spin on things, Vickers noted.

03:47Then Harry comes in and talks about his dad like he's not long for this world.

03:51It was disgraceful. It all paints a picture of a family more fractured than ever.

03:56According to sources, the security drama may even give Harry an excuse not to return

04:01for future royal funerals, avoiding the inevitable awkwardness altogether.

04:06He's setting it up now, one royal watcher claimed. If something happens to Charles or another senior

04:12royal, he'll say he can't come because it's not safe. It's the perfect out. Harry still insists he wants

04:19peace.

04:21I would love to reconcile, he said in his interview. But those closest to the royals aren't buying it.

04:26If he really meant that, he'd pick up the phone privately, not sit down with the BBC,

04:30the source said. He'd be begging his father for forgiveness, quietly. But that's not Harry's style.

04:38As for Meghan, she's part of the trust problem too, insiders say.

04:43The royals don't trust her either, the source added. It's not just Harry,

04:48they're a package deal now. And that package comes with headlines.

04:52Buckingham Palace has stayed tight-lipped on the matter, refusing to comment publicly.

04:57But behind the scenes, the message is clear. Actions have consequences. And in Harry's case,

05:04those consequences are years in the making. Maybe someday they'll forgive, the source said.

05:10But trust? That's gone. And without trust, there's no going back.

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