King Charles worried about being misinterpreted during Meghan Markle, Prince Harry spat

It is believed King Charles is worried his actions could be misinterpreted by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry amid a period of tension between them.

The monarch was “afraid of upsetting” Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with Prince Archie’s fifth birthday gift.

According to one royal commentator, the monarch expected to send her grandson a “homemade gift” for her birthday, but was “worried” it could be “misinterpreted” by the Sussexes.

On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie celebrated his fifth birthday in the US.

Meghan and Harry live in California with their two children, Archie and Lilibet, meaning the king won’t be able to see his grandson on his birthday.

Royal commentator, Tom Quinn, said: “There has also been discussion that she would send a watercolor painting of her own as a gift to Archie as Meghan loves homemade gifts and dislikes extravagant expensive gifts.

“But King Charles and his team are extremely concerned that Harry and Meghan could misinterpret anything the King sends his grandchildren,” Quinn told The Mirror.

Quinn recalled the occasion when Charles gave Prince George a handmade swing with the royal’s name engraved on the seat.

But she claimed Prince Harry had told her “repeatedly” that such a gift for Prince Archie was “too lavish”.

King Charles is a keen artist and painted outdoor scenes of natural beauty in watercolour.

Inspired by his art teacher in Gordonstoun, Scotland, the Emperor began painting in the 1970s.

A report in 2016 revealed that King had sold copies of paintings worth £2 million since 1997.

Quinn also suggested that the King might have contacted his son, Prince Harry, to organize a video call for Archie’s birthday.

He said: “If he makes a normal telephone call to Harry it means he can have a quick chat with Archie without having to talk to Meghan, a prospect which fills him with dread.”