King Charles’s friend told the Daily Beast: “It has been reported that Charles wants an apology from Harry, but that’s far from the truth. [Charles] wouldn’t expect that.”

They added that the King is aware that the Windsors are “a stubborn lot”, with his younger son being “no exception”.

The friend added that, with this in mind, hitting a “reset button” would determine whether Harry is willing to accept no apology.

They added: “The quid-pro-quo is, can Harry accept that he won’t be getting an apology either?

“Don’t forget that Charles authorised Jonathan Dimbleby to write a book which attacked his parents, but ultimately they all basically forgot about it, chalked it down to experience and moved on.

“Charles wants to hit the reset button—but not at any price.”

According to reports, Harry and Meghan are no longer on speaking terms with Queen Camilla or the Prince and Princess of Wales.

During an interview with the Telegraph earlier this year, Harry said: “The way I see it is, I’m willing to forgive you [the Royal Family] for everything you’ve done, and I wish you’d actually sat down with me, properly, and instead of saying I’m delusional and paranoid, actually sit down and have a proper conversation about this, because what I’d really like is some accountability.”