Fact Check: Did Prince Harry say King Charles 'never hugged me'?

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Fact Check: Did Prince Harry say King Charles 'never hugged me'?
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A post of clips showing Charles and his youngest son has been shared online seemingly in response to a claim attributed to Harry that he was 'never hugged.'

In his memoir, Harry does reference one instance when Charles does not hug him—when the royal recounts being told that his mother,"Pa didn't hug me," he wrote, describing Charles breaking the news to him while sitting on his bed at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland, on August 31, 1997.

Hugging was again mentioned when the royal described his urge to hug his grandmother, the queen, at a Golden Jubilee pop concert in 2002."But of course I didn't. Out of the question. I never had done and couldn't imagine any circumstance under which such an act would be sanctioned." King Charles III photographed with Prince Harry at Highgrove House in 1986 and at a polo match in 1999 . The prince's relationship with his father was discussed in his memoir., Harry discussed his views on physical intimacy within a family unit.that there was a theme of a"lack of holding and touching and cuddling in this family," referencing the Charles knee-patting moment and the prince's desire to hug the queen.

Asking the royal how this affected him, Harry responded:"It leaves me in the position now as a father with two kids of my own making sure that I smother them with love and affection. Not smother them to the point where they're trying to get away...but in the sense that I as a father feel a huge responsibility to ensure that I don't pass on any traumas or any negative experiences that I've had as a kid or as a man growing up.

King Charles has not publicly commented on Harry's Netflix series, his memoir or interviews promoting it.

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