Prince Harry is reportedly excited to be in Los Angeles with his wife Meghan Markle and son Archie Harrison. But as one might expect, especially after Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19 (Prince Charles is now believed to be on the mend), he now feels separated from his family.

"Despite the ups and downs, it's a big wake-up call to hear that your father has a potentially life-threatening illness," a source told Us Weekly (opens in new tab). And he is overcome with guilt for not being near home while all this is going on," the source told Us Weekly. Apparently, Prince Charles called his sons, Harry and Prince William, to let them know. (Harry) confessed in a heart-wrenching phone call that he felt helpless being in Los Angeles, over 5,000 miles away," the source explained. 'Charles tried to calm Harry down, telling him he was fine and only suffering from a mild case of the blues. Harry admits that it has sunk in that Prince Charles and the Queen will not be around forever."

On the plus side, it seems that channels of communication are being reopened, perhaps in a way they were not before. "Harry tries to keep in regular contact with the Queen and Prince Charles, but because of the eight-hour time difference, the phone calls are few and far between."

"The royal family is desperately trying to pull together amidst the pandemic, but it is a huge struggle given that they are forced to be physically separated.

Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are isolated in California. They have just made their last post to the Sussex Royal, talking about this "fragile" moment in the world and mentioning their ongoing work:

However, it is speculated that we will not hear much from them for some time.

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