King Charles was ‘cold and curt’ during an ‘awkward’ phone conversation with Prince Harry after the Duke contacted him following the publication of his memoir Spare, Omid Scobie claims in Endgame

Prince Harry called his father Charles after the publication of his memoir Spare, but their conversation was ‘awkward’ and the king was ‘cold and curt’, a new book claims today.

Omid Scobie’s book Endgame quoted an unnamed friend of the Duke of Sussex as saying that Charles was ‘not open to any proper dialogue’.

A friend of Harry’s had encouraged him to call Charles after the book was released in January, which the author said followed months of the king ‘keeping his distance’.

Mr Scobie wrote: ‘Despite many opportunities to discuss his grievances prior to the book’s publication, Charles chose to keep his distance for months.

‘Harry and his father exchanged a few words at Christmas 2022, but it was not until the publication of the memoir on January 10, 2023 that they had their first real conversation.

Prince Harry on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his book on January 10, 2023

‘Encouraged by a close friend, the Duke of Sussex contacted Charles by telephone to try to discuss some of the outstanding issues between them.’

Prince Harry’s Spare was released in January

Mr Scobie then quotes a friend of Harry’s as saying: ‘It was an uncomfortable conversation, but he knew that if he didn’t take those first steps there would never be any progress.

‘There were no raised voices, no arguments… but the king was cold and curt instead of being open to proper dialogue.’

Mr Scobie said the lack of a “significant resolution or outcome” from the discussion showed Charles had “wasted yet another opportunity to take the upper hand and let bygones be bygones for the sake of family harmony.”

Mr Scobie – who has been dubbed ‘Meghan’s mouthpiece’ – goes on to refer to Harry’s solo presence at the King’s coronation in May as a ‘striking reminder of the monarch’s missed opportunity to to bring his entire family together before the king’s coronation. the public witnessed this royal milestone’.

Royal author Omid Scobie gave an interview today airing on ABC’s Good Morning America

Prince Harry leaves Westminster Abbey after the coronation of King Charles III on May 6

The author added that this was ‘not due to a lack of effort on Harry’s part’.

Omid Scobie’s new book Endgame

He said the duke had “made it clear to his father after the publication of his memoirs in January that he hoped for a good conversation about past events, an opportunity for both parties to take accountability where necessary.”

But Scobie described Charles as “stubbornly difficult to pin down”, adding that Harry and his wife Meghan Markle spent the first few months of the year being “unclear” over whether or not they had been invited to the coronation.

Charles told his son “I… haven’t decided yet” during a phone call in early February initiated by Harry, according to Mr Scobie, who added that Charles did not make a final decision until late March.

Harry is said to have signed a four-book deal with Penguin Random House worth £29 million in June 2021.

King Charles III visits St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk yesterday

Meghan, Harry, William and Kate on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in July 2018

Spare was his first book and contained a series of claims, such as Harry saying William had physically assaulted him in a row over Meghan.

It also included a claim that William and their father Charles confronted him after Prince Philip’s funeral ‘looking for a fight’.

Harry also claimed that William and Kate urged him to wear his infamous Nazi costume.

Additionally, the Duke revealed his father’s medical conditions and the fact that the King still carries around his favorite teddy bear.

He cast William as his “nemesis,” Queen Camilla as an “evil stepmother,” and Charles as an emotionally stunted and ineffective “old man.”