Ten days after it was learned that King Charles III of the United Kingdom suffers from cancer, Prince
Harry
spoke for the first time since the diagnosis.
Lady Di's son and Meghan Markle's husband, with whom he has lived for almost five years in the United States, revealed that
he got on a plane to see his father as soon as he found out
about the illness.
And he ventured a rapprochement with Carlos and his brother William: "I believe that
any illness unites families
."
"I love my family. I'm grateful for the fact that I was able to get on a plane,
go see him and spend some time with him ," Harry told
ABC
's "Good Morning America
. "
Asked if
Charles III's illness could help reconcile
the family, Enrique responded forcefully: "Yes,
I'm sure so
."
However, the 39-year-old prince did not want to give details about his father's health.
"
That's between him and me
," he said.
Despite stepping down from his official duties in 2020 and
openly criticizing the British monarchy
on several occasions, Harry said he is going to see his family "as much as possible" as he has "other trips planned" to the United Kingdom.
Enrique's interview statements were the first after Buckingham Palace reported on February 5 that
the British king suffers from a type of cancer
about which no further details were given.
The youngest son of Charles III and the late Diana of Wales
has been fighting with his father and his brother William for four years
, when he resigned from his official duties and moved to California with his wife, actress Meghan Markle, and his family. two children.
Since then, both have harshly criticized the British monarchy in interviews and in a documentary series on Netflix.
Even in her book
Spare
, published in 2023, she gave details about
how fractured her relationship was with Carlos
and the rest of his family members.
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, sitting down for their explosive 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Reuters Photo
He also talked about his terrible relationship with William, with whom
he even had a physical confrontation
.
The state of health of King Charles III
The king's illness was diagnosed
during treatment for an enlarged prostate
that Charles III, 75, was subjected to in January, although, according to sources from the royal house, the cancer does not correspond to this part of the body.
Beyond a few superficial statements, strict secrecy is maintained about the king's state of health.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanted to convey a message of calm about the king's health and assured the
BBC
that
the monarch's cancer was "detected early."
Queen Camilla, who continued her public agenda, said last week that
Charles was “extremely well
under the circumstances.”
Carlos thanked the messages of support he received from the public.
In a statement issued last Saturday, the monarch said that these types of thoughts
“are the greatest comfort and encouragement.”
Charles in the front row and William and Harry behind, at the funeral of Elizabeth II.
Reuters Photo
“It is equally heartwarming to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped raise public awareness and shed light on the work of all those organizations supporting cancer patients and their families across the UK and the world as a whole,” she said. in his statement.
Last Tuesday, Charles III returned by helicopter to Buckingham Palace in London.
He had been resting at his Sandringham estate.
Two days earlier he had left the field to attend the local church, in what was his first public appearance since the announcement that he has cancer.
King
Charles III began his reign in September 2022
, after the death of his 96-year-old mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8 of that year.
He was officially crowned last May in a ceremony at which Harry was present.
Next in the line of succession is the monarch's eldest son, William.