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by Mick the Ram
The recent cancer diagnosis for King Charles III has seemingly brought forward the succession planning, which those close to the monarch understand had not been expected for several years, but regardless of the fact that his prognosis is good, things have now been accelerated.
Nevertheless, it appears that early conversations have indicated that Prince Harry will not feature in any of the preparations and plans will be kept secret from the Duke of Sussex, despite him indicating that he might now be prepared to assist if required.
It is believed that Prince William will be at the “heart” of it all and he has lost all trust in his younger brother after several highly publicised attacks on the royal family and himself in particular.
Health scare will have sped up process
The King was diagnosed with cancer last month after undergoing a routine operation to treat an enlarged prostate. There is an obvious need to have a planned succession and whilst there will already have been a general idea, there is no doubt the royal advisors will have been panicked slightly by Charles’ health scare and will as a consequence, have pushed for a more in-depth structure to be ready, just in case.
Reconciliation suggested
Harry, it should be remembered, flew over to London for what turned out to be just a 30-minute meeting with his father, straight after the news was released of his cancer scare. The fact that he was prepared to undertake over 24 hours of flying just for those few moments has led some to believe a reconciliation is possible between the two, but William is a different proposition entirely.
Long way off forgiveness
The fracture that has occurred between the brothers shows no sign of healing. The Prince of Wales is a long way off being remotely prepared, or indeed interested, in forgiveness, after some of the shocking revelations and outright attacks that Harry put forward in his controversial book and various TV documentaries and interviews.
Trust has completely gone
Royal author Tom Quinn believes that the stinging accusations made in Harry’s memoir, Spare, have left William furious and more than a year on, still raging at what he sees as his brother’s family betrayal.
Therefore, Harry will not come into any conversation with regards to succession planning. That is not just because of lingering resentment, but also due to lack of trust in someone who has shown already that if he feels in anyway slighted, or interprets being overlooked in some sort way, he will not hesitate to take any information to the media, and embellish it with his own spin.
Caught off guard?
Officials had assumed Charles would remain healthy at least into his mid-eighties, before there would be any immediate need to put things in motion. The fact that suddenly there is some quite urgent activity, possibly indicates that the King has been shocked by the diagnosis and caught a little bit off guard.
He will want to be certain that everyone is completely ready to take on their respective roles, when the time comes.
Avoid repeat of Harry
It is thought that William will be especially keen for his younger children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, to be encouraged to know and pursue a recognised purpose when they are older, in any succession plan, rather than be left with any sort resentment towards elder brother Prince George, who will assume the role of King-in-waiting.
It is now clear that those sort of feelings have seriously affected Prince Harry throughout most of his life, manifesting through much of his behaviour, especially in recent years.
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