King Charles, 75, asked him to amid the monarch’s cancer diagnosis. Harry, 39, and his wife, Meghan Markle, 42, famously stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.
He remains a counsellor of state — and fifth in line for the crown — but is not expected to be called upon to stand in for the King now that he’s made California his home.
A royal insider told Page Six on Friday, “I have a hard time believing if his dad asks for his help that Harry would say no, I think he would try.”However, the source noted, “I don’t think it’s something that Harry would ask [to do] on his own.”The Post has contacted reps for Harry and Buckingham Palace for comment.
Harry broke his silence on Charles’ diagnosis Friday on “Good Morning America.” Bundled up in Canada at training for his Invictus Games, Harry told reporter host Will Reeve that learned about his estranged dad’s diagnosis by speaking to him. “I jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could,” he explained, referring to his 24-hour trip to London last week to see his ailing father. “I love my family.