In 1985, King Charles III played with three-year-old Prince William and one-year-old Prince Harry at Kensington Palace. The cheeky photos showed Charles getting acclimated to fatherhood.
Two years later, Charles and Princess Diana joined their sons to celebrate Harry’s first day of school in London. The quartet was all smiles despite brewing tensions between Charles and Diana, as reported in the National Geographic interview series, “Diana: In Her Own Words.”
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The family celebrated V-J Day together in 1995. Harry, 11, can be seen smiling at his father while the royal family posed for photos, an indication of the close relationship they appeared to have.
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In August 1997, Diana died in a tragic car accident. William, 15, and Harry, 12, walked beside their father at her funeral. Harry opened up about mourning in front of the world, telling Newsweek in 2017 that he doesn’t “think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances.”
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The trio remained close for years after Diana’s death. In 2000, Charles joined his sons on a skiing holiday in Switzerland. The ski resort, Klosters, was a regular vacation spot for the royal family despite a fatal avalanche that nearly killed Charles and took the life of Major Hugh Lindsay in 1988.
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Harry was by William’s side at his wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011. Charles was also in attendance, sitting in the front row at the ceremony.
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Charles and William had roles at Harry’s wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018. Charles walked his daughter-in-law down the aisle, while William served as Harry’s best man.
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Charles, William, and Harry were seen together less in 2019 as reports of a rift between the siblings began to circulate. At the premiere of the documentary series “Our World” in April that year, Charles stood between his sons as they posed for photos. William and Harry sat next to each other during the screening.
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Harry attended his final royal engagement with William and Charles in March 2020. Two months prior, Harry and Meghan announced they were stepping down as senior royals.
Prince Philip died a month after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which Harry said his father stopped taking his calls shortly before his “step back.” It was the first time Harry saw his brother and father since it aired, with a source telling Cosmopolitan that Harry and William’s relationship was “extremely frosty.”
Sources: Insider, Cosmopolitan
The trio reunited again after the death of Queen Elizabeth on September 8. Harry and Charles were spotted waiting for the Queen’s coffin together, while Harry and William also took a walk with their wives to view the floral tributes. It remains unclear where the family’s relationship stands.
Source: Insider