Prince Harry Faces 'Slow Thaw' as Reconciliation With Prince William Hangs by a Thread During Upcoming U.K. Trip

Prince Harry is expected to "not visit Kate and William" during his trip to the U.K. on Monday, September 30, for the WellChild Awards. This news comes amid the "olive branch that isn't an olive branch" when the California Duke received a "stunning" birthday message from both King Charles III and the Wales family.

"I think the two chances of that reconciliation are slim and none, to be honest with you," royal reporter Michael Cole dished to GBN about hopes for any reunion. "If it's a thaw, it's an extremely slow thaw."

With the King and Prince of Wales' Balmoral summer holidays coming to an end soon, hopes are high that the birthday outreach will result in, at the very least, a phone call between the battling brothers. But this is likely not to happen, despite Princess Kate's reported plea for "peace."

"I think the chances of him meeting again with the Prince and Princess of Wales are, I would say, virtually non-existent," Cole added.

Matters are similar, if not quite as frosty, when considering Harry's possible meeting with His Majesty.

"Last time he was here, he stayed at a hotel, even though he was offered the freedom of Buckingham Palace if he wished to stay," Cole pointed out. "The King said stay at my place, but he didn't. It was said at the time that he would call Harry in the afternoon, there early morning, but it was never confirmed. Normally, on these occasions, Buckingham Palace would confirm if there had been a video call."

Cole further added, "But of course, the King would have been rather wary of that, because the last time there was a video call, that was leaked the next day, presumably by Prince Harry's PR people. So if it did happen, it would be interesting, and it would show a renewal of trust or perhaps new conditions for when these calls are made."

The phone call in question came last November when the monarch turned 75. The conversation was said to have marked a "notable shift" in the dynamic between the King and the Sussex duo after years of bitter turmoil and feuding. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Diana reportedly sent their world-famous grandfather a video message of them serenading him with "Happy Birthday."

It was also revealed that Meghan Markle got on the line to talk with her father-in-law and that both had a "warm" exchange with one another, and no reports can confirm if the sovereign has spoken to his daughter-in-law since.

The Duke's association with the WellChild Awards stretches back 16 years since he became the organization's official royal patron. The cause aims to help children with "very, very trying and difficult conditions."