Royal Family ‘calls Prince Harry’s bluff’ as Duke’s blistering claims ‘ignored’

A royal expert has spoken about the Firm’s continued decision to take no notice of Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare.

Prince Harry’s bluff was ‘called’, an expert has claimed (Image: Getty)

The Royal Family has “called” Prince Harry’s bluff as the Firm continues to “ignore” the Duke of Sussex’s blistering allegations, an expert has claimed.

Ever since the release of his shock memoir Spare in early 2023, the royals have kept quiet on the allegations levelled at their members both in the Duke’s autobiography and in the interviews he did to promote it.

Prince Harry demanded an apology from the Royal Family, especially over the apparent treatment of Meghan Markle during her time as a senior working royal, in order to begin bridging the gap separating his family from the Firm.

However, reports that Prince Harry wants to reconcile with his father King Charles have emerged in recent weeks, despite the Firm not issuing a public apology.

According to the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English, this likely boils down to the fact family members have “called his bluff” by opting to remain silent.

Speaking about Harry on the latest episode of Palace Confidential, Ms English said: “As regards to the apology, what I think this boils down to is the Royal Family have called his bluff.

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“They haven’t reacted to any of his demands or his threats, either publicly or privately. I mean they pretty much have ignored the fact that Spare had been published.”

Likening the Royal Family’s reaction to dealing with a toddler having a tantrum, she added: “It’s like don’t listen, don’t make a fuss, don’t give into it, just let it through, it’ll blow away and harmony will restore itself.”

Ms English also said that she believes the idea of silence is “the right approach”.

Spare, released in January 2023, featured various claims about the Royal Family, including discussing details of an alleged physical confrontation with Prince William in 2019.

Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 (Image: Getty)

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the decision to step back from royal duties in early 2020.

The couple, along with their young son, moved to the US in March of that year and have settled in California. They then welcomed their daughter in June 2021.

Harry and Meghan currently live in a £10million mansion in Montecito with Archie, five, and Lilibet, three.