Prince Harry to be Barred from Serving as Councillor of State Under King Charles III

It has been reported that Prince Harry will face a painful snub under the reign of King Charles III, the newly crowned King of England.

His Majesty intends to amend the 1937 Regency Act, which would bar non-working royals from serving as councillors of state.

This change would prevent Harry, as well as Prince Andrew and his eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, from holding the position.

But what exactly is a councillor of state, and how would these changes affect Harry's role in the royal family?

The King has already outlined plans to amend the Act, adding a clause that would prevent non-working royals from holding the position of councillor of state.

If the changes were made official, Harry, Andrew, and Beatrice would all be barred from taking the role.

Instead, the councillors would be William, Prince Edward, and Princess Anne.

There is no other senior working royal in line to the throne, so the fourth place may be filled by another working royal, such as the Princess of Wales.

If King Charles changes the Act, Harry will no longer be able to serve as a councillor of state for his own father.

The change could push him further from the royal family as it would further reduce his remaining connections to the monarchy.

In other news, Queen Consort Camilla reportedly spat out her tea in shock when Prince Harry suggested hiring a mediator to sit in on an awkward family meeting.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stopped off in Britain on their way to The Hague for the Invictus Games.

Charles insisted on meeting Harry and Meghan before their audience with the ailing sovereign, according to New Royal Book, The New Royals, Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown by Katie Nicholls.

The Sussexes were reportedly late for the awkward chat, and Charles had just 15 minutes with the jet-setting pair before they had to leave for the Royal Maundy service at Windsor Castle.

While father and son greeted each other warmly, there were still moments of tension which left the then Duchess of Cornwall lost for words.

Camilla was reportedly stunned when Prince Harry suggested an impartial third party be there to keep the peace.

A family friend said, “Harry went in with hugs and the best of intentions and said he wanted to clear the air.

He actually suggested that they use a mediator to try and sort things out, which had Charles somewhat bemused and Camilla spluttering into her tea.

She told Harry it was ridiculous and that they were a family and would sort it out between themselves.”

Meanwhile, the Queen reportedly confided to a friend that she was exhausted by the turmoil of their decision.

A confidante claimed, “She was very hurt,” adding that the Queen lamented, “I don't know, I don't care and I don't want to think about it anymore.”

Nicholls also noted that it was a source of sadness to the Queen that she got to see so little of Archie and Lilibet and that Harry and Meghan were not able to join her for a weekend at Balmoral in August, when the Queen used to host a sleepover for all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The monarch ended up seeing Archie and her namesake Lilibet a handful of times.

Reportedly, Harry and Markle took their children to briefly meet the Queen when they landed in London ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.