A new report from The Telegraph states that King Charles fears that he may be in “legal jeopardy” if he tries to reestablish a relationship with his son, Prince Harry.

Published on Saturday, Nov. 2, The Telegraph‘s report included insight from a constitutional expert who said the Duke of Sus𝑠e𝑥’s long-running legal case against the U.K. government to reinstate his security when he visits the country may be hindering his relationship with his father.

“You also have the situation where the King’s son publishes accounts of private conversations, some of which have been, shall we say, wrong,” Hardman added, referring to reports that Harry misremembered some of the private conversations between family members mentioned in his 2023 memoir Spare.

“So imagine the situation if the prince were to talk to his father about his court case and then later to describe that conversation – or, worse, a conversation which was not entirely accurate. There would be serious legal jeopardy. Harry would only have to say, ‘My father said this’ and a court case could collapse,” added Hardman, author of Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.

Harry is currently in the process of appealing the court’s decision to withdraw their security, and his spokesperson told The Telegraph: “The Duke of Sus𝑠e𝑥 hopes he will obtain justice from the court of appeal. The Duke is not asking for preferential treatment, but for a fair and lawful application of Ravec’s own rules, ensuring that he receives the same consideration as others in accordance with Ravec’s own written policy.”