Prince Harry has been mending the rift with his family in recent years, but looking back at King Charles’s coronation, the Duke had some choice words, according to a lip reader.
13:42 ET, 19 Jul 2025Updated 14:31 ET, 19 Jul 2025
Prince Harry and cousin Princess Beatrice have always been close, it’s being reported (Image: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Prince Harry made a startling 17-word comment at King Charles’s Coronation, according to a lip reader on a new TV show.
Details emerged after a meeting between top aides for Charles and his distant son made headlines, as the pair spend plenty of time catching up of late.
It came shortly after Harry’s told the BBC interview his father “won’t speak to me” amid a legal dispute over his security entitlements in the UK.
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Harry spoke out about the prolonged rift within his family, saying “There is no point in continuing to fight anymore, life is precious.”
The Duke also said “I don’t know how much longer my father has,” alluding to Charles’s cancer diagnosis.
Harry was not happy at the coronation and he was not shy to talk about it, says lip-reader (Image: Toby Melville – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The Duke acknowledged that “some members of my family will never forgive me” for penning his tell-all book Spare, but he also expressed hope for a resolution
He said: “It would be nice to have that reconciliation part now. If they don’t want that, that’s entirely up to them.”
Harry’s disdain is picked up by a lip reader
While Harry claims he is “ready to forgive,” tension was reportedly still evident at his father’s Coronation, with a lip-reading expert revealing a conversation between Harry and his cousin, Princess Eugenie, who has been a loyal ally within the Royal circle.
A new Channel 5 program, Lip-Reading The Royals: The Secret Conversations, has deciphered numerous royal exchanges at significant events.
Harry’s relationship with his father is still strained, but both sides are working on it, it’s being said (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Harry complained to cousin Eugenie at coronation
At his father’s Coronation in 2023, Harry appeared isolated on the steps of Westminster Abbey, having returned to British soil without Meghan and their children. As family members congregated at the end of the ceremony, it was evident that tensions were still palpable.
The Duke approached Eugenie, with whom he has maintained a close relationship, and vented, according to a lip reader. He allegedly said: “I’ve spent five hours with my dad in his office and not a friendly text from either.”
It remains unclear who failed to message Harry.
The lip reader suggests Harry questioned, “Why hasn’t anybody contacted me?” to which Eugenie offered a sympathetic yet reserved smile.